In Reply to: RE: Digital music posted by disgustipated on June 5, 2015 at 13:38:48:
I personally think the most-satisfying digitized audio source is still the old-fashioned CD player.... If you can find one that makes you not long to play analog tape or vinyl, you'll be set.
I believe the reason why people go the server or high-rez route is because they never encountered really good CD playback.... It's great if someone has it, but it's not as common as I wished it was..... Otherwise most audiophiles would still be using CD as their primary digitized audio source.
I happen to like the Schiit Audio Bifrost Uber DAC for computer playback.... I might try this DAC with a CD transport.... It might be a good budget option, with a used CD transport. Otherwise look for used Don Allen CD changers on Audiogon. The latter is what I use personally for my main audio systems. In spite of being modified 5-disc Philips carousel changers, which seem to be sacrilege in audiophile-dom, these players are as good as any I've experienced aside from the super-expensive Wadia or Prism DACs.
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- RE: Digital music - Todd Krieger 03:03:50 06/06/15 (0)