Arcam CD player history

Thank you Stilljd, that is the sort of info I was looking for. The FMJ lines seem to be amongst there better players, is that right? Also, it seems the players that used a version of the DCS Ring DAC seem to be strong units as well....which were those?

I could not find this kind of geneaology on the Arcam website which is why I asked this question. Again thanks to anyone who can offer info on this topic,

I believe the Alpha 9 used the ring dac and I know for sure the FMJ 23 uses it.

Pardales,

Shoe is right. The DCS "FIFO" DAC and "Ring" DAC are the same. It was also used in at least 1 of the DIVA players. Hopefully these links will work.

http://www.arcam.co.uk/alpha/index.html

http://www.arcam.co.uk/archive/index.html

Jim S.

Very helpful links. Thank you,

I believe the Arcam cd players that used the excellent dcs ring DAC were the Alpha 9, the Diva CD92, and the FMJ 23. The CD93, I believe, uses the Wolfson DAC which, many believe, does not sound as good as the ring dac machines.

Each player as I've listed them increase in cost, with the FMJ 23 being the most expensive of the three. I had previously owned the Diva CD92, and it's an excellent player. I would add a high quality cd mat such as the one made by 'de mat' (if you can find it..it's exceptional) or one of the many cd mats available from Music Direct. The difference in sound quality with the mat is night and day!

The above models are the one's I'd be looking for primarily because of the DAC converter.

calgarian