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RE: Arcam FMJ D33 SuperDac

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tketcham

In Reply to: RE: Arcam FMJ D33 SuperDac posted by StephenJK on August 01, 2014 at 11:18:58

Hi, Stephen,
I read that stereophile review and was interested in knowing more about the filtering effects, but the asking price is more than I want to spend. From Mr. Atkinson's review (and your comments) I would think it's a nice sounding DAC; thanks for the suggestion.

Regards,
Tom

Follow Ups:

We all have a budget. - StephenJK 06:05:51 08/02/14 (4)
I have seen the Arcam used for about half the retail price, but you haven't mentioned your budget. I would have bought the Bryston BDA-1 except for the limit on the USB input to 16/14.4. The new BDA-2 can do 24/192.
Meaning that a used BDA-1 could be found for a bit over $1K. It doesn't have filters, but has a wonderful sound from the chip set. Not many people do the analog section as well as Bryston.

Edits: 08/02/14
- RE: We all have a budget. - tketcham 07:37:37 08/02/14 (3)
  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
  
  Edits: 08/04/14 08/12/14
  - NOTICE! Rega Apollo does have a digital output! /nm/ - tketcham 15:23:11 08/04/14 (0)
    Tom
  - RE: We all have a budget. - 701 19:08:19 08/03/14 (1)
    Hey tketcham, what year was your Apollo manufactured ?. I have the Apollo & it definitely has a digital out (used it for a DAC I was considering).
    - DOH!!! - tketcham 15:17:24 08/04/14 (0)
      Hi, 701,
      I'm really glad you caught that! For some reason I was thinking that the early interation of the Apollo lacked a digital out. I shall correct the erroneous post I made and start looking for a used DAC.
      
      Thanks!
      
      Tom

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