Second the Quad.
Looking for CD players with digital inputs.
Going the integrated route. I have an Apple TV and a Cable box that I will be using the digital outs. Yes, I know an outboard Dac is the answer. But, I saw that Marantz has CD player with digital inputs so other sources could use DAC. Plus many outboards do not have Remotes. Most cd players do. Any other CD players that have digital inputs?
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Yes, knowing how much you want to shell out would be most helpful. At any rate, the Audiolab 8200CD/8200CDQ would fit the bill for what you are after. It has 2 optical, 2 coax inputs plus Asynch USB. The 8200CD is around a grand and the CDQ is around $1399. There aren't a lot of dealers in the US but there are for sure a few. I will have an 8200CDQ sometime Mid-April and will let you guys know what I think of it when it comes in. There have been some minor production issues on the early units from what I can tell and the newest version with 12v trigger should essentially have all of the bugs worked out. The Cary 306 would be a great option as well, I was considering spending upwards of $5k myself but eventually decided that digital is moving too fast to invest too much at this point. Lots of great things on the horizon in that regard. |
Without knowing budget, here's a listing of CD players/brands that have digital inputs: All Ayon CD players (http://www.ayonaudio.com/products/cd-player-dac.html) All Playback Designs CD/SACD players (http://www.playbackdesigns.com/) dCS Puccini (http://www.dcsltd.co.uk/product/puccini-cd-sacd-player#tab_overview) Aesthetix Romulus (http://www.aesthetix.net/introducing.php) Esoteric SA-50, K-01/K-03 (http://esoteric.teac.com/audio_players/) Cary 303T and 306 SACD Pro (http://www.caryaudio.com/products/classic.html) Cambridge Audio 840C (http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/summary.php?PID=112&Title=Summary) I am sure there are many more but hopefully this gives you a goo dplace to start researching. Good luck. |
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