Just curious if you're just wanting to play CD’s why don’t you run a transport into your MSB Dac? Or do you not like the sound of the MSB?
Audio Research CD6 vs CD9 original and SE versions
I recently had an ARC CD6 in for a demo. The system is:
Intel NUC --> MSB Analog (USB) --> Krell FBI --> Thiel CS2.7
With the ARC installed it went straight to the Krell.
What I heard was a fabulous top to midbass. Where it did not sound right was in the bass. For lack of a better term the bass sound was "rounded". I tried a few different cables with varying degrees of success however I could not live with the bass.
My question is does anyone have experience with side-by-side listening of the CD6 vs CD9 and or the SE versions? If so what differences did you hear? I listen to mostly classical on this system and having poor bass drum, tympani, and double bass performance won't cut it.
Intel NUC --> MSB Analog (USB) --> Krell FBI --> Thiel CS2.7
With the ARC installed it went straight to the Krell.
What I heard was a fabulous top to midbass. Where it did not sound right was in the bass. For lack of a better term the bass sound was "rounded". I tried a few different cables with varying degrees of success however I could not live with the bass.
My question is does anyone have experience with side-by-side listening of the CD6 vs CD9 and or the SE versions? If so what differences did you hear? I listen to mostly classical on this system and having poor bass drum, tympani, and double bass performance won't cut it.
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jond +1 on that. jond solobone22 If the CD6 and CD8 and CD9 are all PCM 1792. wouldn't bother them the MSB should nail them all. Give me the MSB Analog and a nice CD transport, and feed that Krell direct with the MSB's volume control. Cheers George |
@jond @georgehifi I've looked at the MSB spinners however they use the Oppo transport which may be hard to get these days. I've run a few different CD players into the MSB however they never quite worked for me: Denon 1650AR Primare CD31 CAL CL-10 The midbass on up was far superior on the ARC CD-6. Ideally I would like something that I can play discs and has a USB or network input. |
solobone22 OP ?? I don't think a backwards step (to me) going for those AR's are the answer then. Cheers George |
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