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In the Thread: DAC Recommendations

Post Subject: TLOX etcPosted by de charlus on: 7/5/2013

Guys,

The purpose of the exercise is to get the best possible results from my existing collection of Red Book CDs - I have them, so I may as well use them, purchased en masse as they were during the rather overstated "demise" of vinyl - whilst providing high quality conversion for hi-res computer files, since if things cannot be found on vinyl, this appears to be where audio is going, whether I like it or not. This is what comes of not consulting me upon these issues. I am not presently, and do not plan to be, taking an much of an interest in SACD and other non-Red Book discs since the results I have thus far come across have been less than inspiring. I will buy a universal player, but not an exotic one - an upper-end Oppo or something like that will probably suffice - in case certain recordings I cannot live without appear only on these mediums and not on basic CD. Running through a quality DAC, I imagine that such a set-up will be adequate, if not optimum. So, since I plan to be running a TLOX or something similar, a universal player and computer audio through the DAC, it seems justifiable to get a good one. It's also justifiable to me to obtain a high-quality Red Book CD transport, since I have thousands of Cds, but listen to few regularly; recent experiences have led me to believe that there is much more to be mined from within those grooves, and I'd really like to feel that I'm finally being vindicated for buying the things. I did buy reputedly good quality Cds, but since I was rather lackadaisical about putting a digital system together back then, I didn't furnish myself with the capacity for getting the best from them.

Regards

de Charlus

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