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In Reply to: RE: Time for another DAC posted by Sumflow on June 10, 2012 at 00:28:58
"Theoretically shouldn't all Dac's sound the same if they are not altering the original files?"
Uh, no..........
And most DACs do alter the files...... Only non-oversampling DACs don't, from a digital perspective.........
What makes DACs sound different? Analog output stages, bit linearity, digital filter algorithms, analog (physical) filtering, input bandwidth, impedance matching, RFI isolation, jitter preservation/rejection, etc., etc. ............
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My CA DACMagic+ has 3 (count 'em......3) filter settings.
On good lossless files via USB, they are subtly different and no clear 'winner'.
At this time I can NOT recommend this piece. The frequency readout is on the fritz. I got it to work briefly last nite but no go today.
I've had 2 other CA pieces, BOTH of which were delivered with a defect. Though, in all fairness both other defects were a simple......plug in the ribbon cable......defects, most probably caused by being bounced around in shipping.
NO complaints sound-wise.
Too much is never enough
I had the same experience with Cambridge CDP's. I had 2 of the same model fail to read the disk within a year. I was sent a "third", but when I opened the box, it turned out to be the 500 series or companion integrated amp. I called and told them they had sent an integrated by mistake, but decided on the spot to ask if I could just keep the integrated and forget the CDP all together. They agreed since both were priced the same. Bottom line was at that point, I was very happy ( to say the least) to move on to a different brand of CDP anyway. But in all fairness, the little Cambridge integrated still performs well today.
Both my previous defective pieces were CA 840c players. The second, we fixed in the shop after opening it up and plugging in a ribbon cable. Fine after that.
The reason I got rid of my CD player was that I'm going mainly to computer as a source.
Also, it would appear that all or many of the CA players use the SAME transport by Sanyo. right from the 300 series to the 800 series. This is also off-putting. (SF101 or something)
If I were to buy a CD player again, that would be the #1 issue. 'Who makes the Transport?' I'd think the Philips CDM-1 or 'pro' series would be the way to go......and better supported, too.
Too much is never enough
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