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Fair comparison? DA Conver vs HighEndCD

As I am making up my mind about my last CD player upgrade, I wonder if some of you gentlemen had any suggestions in what would be the better match, either buying a entire CDP or spending the bulk of the money in a separate DAC? I was pondering upon a Music Fidelity model at around 1k, the Rotel 991 at around $1295, a Classe .3-.5 (1.5k-2k)or even a Electrocompaniet Ec-1(3-4k) VS the DAC-1 ($1295) by BEL CANTO. I was thinking about using a DVD transport I have and tweek it with the DAC-1, what is better? Does anyone have experience with a set like the DAC-1 with a DVD player, and yes, I read the review in Soundstage, but I would like real people and not reviewers who look and listen for details that I might not to give me an honest feedback. Ay suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks PAUL JOON NYC
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subaruguru
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Hi Paul. I'm in the same boat, and am considering Resolution Audio CD55 OR DVD w/BelCanto or Perpetual Tech DAC. Found interesting commentary at tweakaudio.com re new Millenium DAC ($850) coming out soon. See Wes Phillips comments on the difference in sound of the MF A3 w/ and w/o the BelCanto. Anybody out there compared the CD55 to these 3 DACs? Ernie.
subaruguru
1,376 posts
 
Forgot: Wes' reviews of both the MF and BelCanto can be found at onhifi.com. Ernie
jcbtubes
400 posts
 
If you're after the best sound, then the Electro EMC-1 would be the way to go. No, it's not the least expensive solution. However, I have little doubt that it is the best of the units/combos that you listed. A used unit would probably go for around $2700 to $3K. If you can make the stretch, you won't regret it.
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