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Has anyone heard an MBL 1531 with an external DAC?

I'm considering adding an external dac to my cd player that i can also connect my mac to via usb. The Dac's i'm considering are the Empirical overdrive and Arc dac8. I would be able to get a demo Arc, but not the Overdrive.

So, if anyone has owned the MBL, and has connected an ext dac to it, i'd be very grateful to hear your thoughts.

Best regards,
Ps
ps68
krell_man
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Just a thought. It may be worth your time to consider replacing the 1531 rather than using it as an expensive transport.

There are CD Players out there like a Wadia S7i. It's a great CD Player and it's set up with a USB input. There's one for sale on Audiogon right now.

Of course, that's IF you find that you like the sound of the Wadia as well as or better than the 1531 or the 1531 as a transport into another DAC.

It couldn't hurt to try one and see what you think.

Chuck
ps68 OP
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That's a good suggestion Chuck, and one that has occurred to me often. I do like the MBL, very much, and feel like it's part of the family, and would consider the 1511 if it had usb input as ext dac. I will keep it as an option though, so many thanks for suggesting it. Have you spent time with the Wadia? I have heard several, though not with my system, usually with Wilsons and ARC, and find them a bit to clean, but as i said, not my system.
ps68 OP
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Ah, yes, to answer my own question above, i see that you use the S7i, and that you have been along the crossover upgrade path to Duelund. I'd be interested in your experiences with this, i'm about to build my replacement's soon. It sounds like you are getting the communication from your music that you crave, which is great. Your user-name needs updating :-)
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