In Reply to: We all have a budget. posted by StephenJK on August 2, 2014 at 06:05:51:
I didn't mention budget and should have. I'd like to keep it around $1500 if possible. A used DAC makes sense; there's not much that can get abused other than connections. I'm thinking that I might start looking for a used FMJ D33.
The irony is that I purchased a Rega Apollo years back and one of the criticisms of the unit was that it didn't have digital output. At the time I had no interest in DACs so it wasn't even a consideration. I've been really enjoying the Apollo through a tube buffer preamp. But now that I'm looking at using a DAC to help with bad CD recordings/mastering I'll have to consider another CDP as a transport for the DAC. It never ends. :-)Note: The constructive criticism of the Rega Apollo was that it didn't have a digital INPUT so it could be used as a CDP/DAC combo. TK
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- RE: We all have a budget. - tketcham 07:37:37 08/02/14 (3)
- NOTICE! Rega Apollo does have a digital output! /nm/ - tketcham 15:23:11 08/04/14 (0)
- RE: We all have a budget. - 701 19:08:19 08/03/14 (1)
- DOH!!! - tketcham 15:17:24 08/04/14 (0)