Bitwise Musik System Zero DAC fed by a Monarchy Audio DT-40A transport connected via AES/EBU connection.
Old digital that still kicks butt
Not being a believer that time necessarily = progress, I would like to offer the following example of a sonic gem that has transcended time and can totally kick butt in a modern milieu:
1. Marantz CD5000 al la CD48, Philips Cd753, CDS751: what do these players all have in common:? the miraculous TDA1549 chip. As Lucas Ficas alias ’Lampizator‘ has described this chip is a killer and probably the best Philips has produced. If you take the output straight from the chip via high quality output caps the sound quality is still right up there. Add a cathode follower if you you wish for greater solidity and slam at the expense of ultimate clarity.
Add some chassis damping and you have something that plays real music.
1. Marantz CD5000 al la CD48, Philips Cd753, CDS751: what do these players all have in common:? the miraculous TDA1549 chip. As Lucas Ficas alias ’Lampizator‘ has described this chip is a killer and probably the best Philips has produced. If you take the output straight from the chip via high quality output caps the sound quality is still right up there. Add a cathode follower if you you wish for greater solidity and slam at the expense of ultimate clarity.
Add some chassis damping and you have something that plays real music.
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Especially well designed ones that use the very best of the last R2R ladder dac chips made the PCM1702 and PCM1704 chips and if you can get them with PMD100 or 200 HDCD filter chips, but not mandatory, after those the next best AD1862N or TDA1541 TDA1549 old early bitstream (single bit) not good musically or dynamically, don’t care what Lampi says about it. Just use the search for PCM1704 and then PCM1702 http://vasiltech.narod.ru/CD-Player-DAC-Transport.htm Cheers George |
Last Friday night as I had a marathon session, I kept thinking that my CD player (Theta Miles) sounded way too good. My vinyl sounds better (as it should) but the Miles is there nipping at its heels. The Miles does not have the high freq extension as the TT but its 20 yrs old too. I suspect it needs caps & a refresh. One big help is the footers under it. I use my own DIY roller blacks which offer tremendous soundstage & presence when used under a CDP. I was shocked at how much difference they made. |
If you have a chance to hear a 20-year old Audio Note DAC 5, you will see how little the state of the art has progressed.Also uses a good old R2R ladder dac the AD1862.👍 It has been a while since I have heard the Linn CD 12, but I agree with the posting above that it is extremely good.Yes and I had one of these, stunning R2R ladder chip CDP, uses 4 x PCM1704K’s and PMD200 HDCD filter chip. But my old Discrete MSB R2R ladder dac sounds even better again. Don’t think the old R2R’s even though they are very good, can compete with todays better discrete R2R dac’s, they don’t. Cheers George |
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