2014 CES News: ARC Showcases New CD-6

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Bif, I Googled it and found out that it is all solid state and that it also can be used as a DAC. No word on pricing yet.

In a nod to the inevitability of the dominance of streaming music, it seems that going forward, all ARC CD players will be CD/DACs.
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Mitch ... agreed. I'm hoping someone gets a chance to check it out and post comments.

I own the ARC Ref CD-8 (straight-up redbook CDP), which I enjoy quite a bit. I'm close to dipping a toe into other digital sources. Yet, as another OP quipped, us old-heads need a Rosetta Stone to understand the tech lingo and apps re the other digital options, FLAC, WAV, MP3, DRD, USB, yadi yada ya.

So, I wonder if the CD-6 sounds as good as the CD-8 for redbook CD, and how it compares to the Ref CD-9 with respect to the other digital formats. Waiting to read some reactions and comments.

One quick follow up. I have another thread running asking for comments about how the ARC Ref CD-8 compares to the ARC DAC-8, mainly with respect to the redbook CD function. My thought is whether it makes sense to use my CD-8 as a transport for the DAC8 and let the DAC-8 handle all of my digital applications.

The overall thought process is whether the digital landscape is improved by switching out my CD-8 with the new CD-6 (combo CDP and DAC), or just pick up a pre-owned DAC-8 and run it as the DAC for my CD-8. I suppose, if the CD-8 sounds better as a redbook CDP than the DAC-8, I could run the two components in parallel. That is just run the CD-8 and the DAC-8 as stand alone source components into my Ref 5 SE linestage.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

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Bif, I had to chuckle at both of your above posts. I have the CD7 and I could have written your two posts verbatim. I love my CD7 and the Audio Research sound. I've been in a quandary as to whether to get a DAC8 or sell my CD7 to leverage one of the newer ARC models with the DAC included.

I want to give the high-resolution streaming format a shot and upgrade my internet radio, Pandora and Rhapsody listening experience.
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