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Upgrade for Cary 306?

I'm thinking about purchasing a used Berkeley DAC (Alpha 1) and using my Cary 306 for transport (only). I like the idea that the Berkeley has HDCD capability (so I won't lose that feature). Would appreciate it if anyone that has used the Cary 306 as a transport could comment on whether the move was worth it and what they used for a DAC. thanks.
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jazzonthehudson
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I have been using the 306 as transport for the AMR DP-777 for a couple of years with satisfaction. Always used with the upsampling function (24/96) on.
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georgehifi
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Cary Audio Design had 4 x 306 models, which was yours, then I can give more info on it, as I'm very fond of some and done some great I/V stage and buffer output mods that made them one of the best sounding Redbook cd players you can have, as they had real R2R ladder multibit dacs inside..

Cary Audio Design CD 306
Cary Audio Design CD 306/200
Cary Audio Design CD 306 SACD
Cary Audio Design CD 306 SACD Pro

Cheers George
russellrcncom OP
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HI George,

I realize I' a little bit late with this but I'm using an Cary 306/200.

Russell

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