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In Reply to: RE: SACD to HDMI to ??? to external DAC? posted by BRab on November 01, 2016 at 07:12:16
As I said my Oppo is very close to the PS Audio Lambda a transport that is over 20 years old. A transport that sold for $1895 in 1993.
So, which PS Audio transport is he comparing it to?
The current model the PerfectWave Memory Player Transport [PWT]retails for $4k.
I have found transports to have differences in sound that are easier to hear than similarly priced dacs.
Maybe the Cambridge is a real steal, I haven't heard it, but the PWT is much better than the Oppo. The PWT does a better job of separating instruments and vocals. Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs" is highly compressed and it can be hard to hear the vocals. At least with my Oppo or Lambda, the PWT does a much better job of separating all the clutter.
Remember there are lots of variables when making these comparisons. the dac used, the cables used, isolation, and every other component in the system that follows the dac.
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He doesn't specify exactly which model but says it's the one before the current one. I do take the comparison with a grain of salt but in my system the CXC is such an improvement over all the other midfi transports I've used, Rotel, Nad, Audiolab etc. that I do think it's possible it's a real bargain.
I was at a friend's today and he had a Cambridge Blu-ray player just sitting on a shelf. I asked him what he knew about the transport. He said he has heard good things about it.
I think he might be willing to sell the Blu-ray, said it would make a transport.
He has a AR CD9 in his main system, and is using a Bel Canto that is being replaced with a PS Audio DMP, going into a Directstream in his bedroom system.
If I was the OP, I would try the Cambridge with a 30 day return, and get a small monitor for his Oppo. That is silly unplugging it, and taking it to a TV.
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