I agree with Steve about signal reclocking to reduce jitter. I recently connected the ISO Regen and LP1 power supply to my Ayre QB 9 DSD DAC and it's made a fantastic improvement. And my Ayre DAC is by technical standards, antiquated as well. But my DAC sounds analogue and with the hope of not sounding overly simplistic, that's what a DAC is supposed to do. I believe in certain tweaks and adjustments and there are plenty out there if they suit you.
Replace my DAC or not?
Hi folks--
Be kind to me, I've been out of the digital loop much too long. I have recently started up listening again after I moved to my new home. I now have space for listening my set up. So, here's my question: I am considering a new CD Transport (PS Audio or MCT450), but now have thought about whether my DAC needs an upgrade, too. My DAC is a dCS Delius, which I bought new almost 20 years ago. Nothing wrong with it, just don't know if I am listening to a Dinosaur compared with what is out there. I would very much want to limit my upgrade to a new Transport only and not have to shell out $6k or more for a new Transport.
Thank you for listening.
Be kind to me, I've been out of the digital loop much too long. I have recently started up listening again after I moved to my new home. I now have space for listening my set up. So, here's my question: I am considering a new CD Transport (PS Audio or MCT450), but now have thought about whether my DAC needs an upgrade, too. My DAC is a dCS Delius, which I bought new almost 20 years ago. Nothing wrong with it, just don't know if I am listening to a Dinosaur compared with what is out there. I would very much want to limit my upgrade to a new Transport only and not have to shell out $6k or more for a new Transport.
Thank you for listening.
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The source is certainly important, but there is no need to spend this kind of money on a source. The ONLY thing that matters from a transport is the jitter at the end of the S/PDIF cable. Nothing else matters, nothing.That too shouldn't matter if the receiving DAC properly cleanses the signal so as to rid it of whatever jitter happens to be present. |
I would recommend the Oppo for a CD/Blu-Ray transport. Very reliable and solid construction. Not too expensive. Plays Blu-Ray perfectly too. Even an older model is fine, such as a demo. Also, buying a new DAC will not guarantee that it will be jitter-proof. The vast majority of DACs benefit from low-jitter source, but many of the newer R2R designs will benefit even more. Steve N. Empirical Audio |
mbiondoThe dac you have is great keep it, and being a ring-dac sounds very good with RedBook pcm cd's or downloads. If you don't plan to go DSD which I have never heard sound any better than well converted RedBook, stick with what you have and enjoy your collection which I bet is vast. Use the money if you have itchy feet to upgrade speakers or amp. I noticed your Delius also has volume and balance ability in it, hope you've tried it direct into the poweramp. Cheers George |
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