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In Reply to: RE: Arcam FMJ D33 SuperDac posted by tketcham on August 01, 2014 at 14:02:04
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.
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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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Tom
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).
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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