Can anyone please recommend warm sounding transport/DAC to replace tubed cdp ?
Well the dac you get used for around $600. Go to hifishark.com and type in Chord Qute hd. Also I highly recommend the MCRU Linear Power Supply. About $340. Here is a link below http://www.ebay.com/itm/MCRU-FULLY-REGULATED-LINEAR-POWER-SUPPLY-FITS-CHORD-QUTEHD-EX-PEACH-DAC-/350591199458?hash=item51a0dd28e2:g:ysEAAMXQHO9ReOfG As far as transport maybe check out the Cambridge CXC Brand New for only $400? Used PS Audio Perfect Waves for $1000 which you noted on your original post. $250 for the Empirical Digital Cable (541) 595-1001 (a must) support@empiricalaudio.com Thats about $2200 total with the Perfect Wave... $600 less with the CXC. |
aniwolfe; thanks for providing more information. The difference between a transport like the Cambridge and the PS Audio, as you surely must know, is that the PS Audio stores the digital data in memory first, and then plays it. I do not want to get involved in computer audio but this seems like a way to get similar benefits. It turns out that the Schiit Gungnir I'd hoped to demo, would cost me $200 (Schiit's 5% fee + shipping) should I elect to return it, which seems awfully expensive to me. I'm open to any alternatives I can demo affordably. I stopped purchasing gear I could not first hear in my system, in my room, years ago. Is the Empirical cable HDMI or Toslink? |
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Empircial Cable Info: This is a 75 ohm low-loss cable that Empirical Audio makes. It has true 75 ohm BNC connectors. The 75 ohm coax cable contains a center pure silver conductor and silver-plated copper shield over foil. The dielectric is expanded Teflon. The BNC-BNC cable comes with two 75 ohm RCA adapters so you can connect to any S/PDIF coax connector |
