Pioneer SC07 and SAE 2600 in da house.

joeparaski
joeparaski Posts: 1,865
edited March 2011 in The Clubhouse
A friend of mine upgraded to the SC09 and I made a deal with him for his immaculate SC07 which he purchased new. This will be an upgrade from my Emotiva MMC-01.

Last year I picked up a couple of SAE 2600 amps on ebay and finally got around to getting the guts completely restored. These will be added to my stable of amps running my system (replacing the non-metered ones) for a total of 8 SAE amps.

I realize that the Pioneer has a built-in amp and that it's a waste because I'm using external amps (it is what it is). However I've heard nothing but good things about the Pioneer processor.

One decision left to make is whether I should use my external dac instead of the Pioneer internal dac. I am using a modded MSB LINK III with full Nelson upgrade and external modded power supply and a Monarchy dip.

How good is the Pioneer dac compared to the MSB?

Joe

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Amplifiers: 1-SAE Mark IV, 4-SAE 2400, 1-SAE 2500, 2-SAE 2600, 1-Buttkicker BKA 1000N w/2-tactile transducers. Sources: Sony BDP CX7000es, Sony CX300/CX400/CX450/CX455, SAE 8000 tuner, Akai 4000D R2R, Technics 1100A TT, Epson 8500UB with Carada 100". Speakers:Polk SDA SRS, 3.1TL, FXi5, FXi3, 2-SVS 20-29, Yamaha, SVS center sub. Power:2-Monster HTS3500, Furman M-8D & RR16 Plus. 2-SAE 4000 X-overs, SAE 5000a noise reduction, MSB Link DAC III, MSB Powerbase, Behringer 2496, Monarchy DIP 24/96.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited March 2011
    Congrats on the upgrade!
    I'm not sure which Dac's are better, let your Ears be the Judge:smile:
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • bikerboy
    bikerboy Posts: 1,211
    edited March 2011
    Both options should be good. Tell us which one you like best.
    Main system: Lyngdorf TDAI 2170 w/ Pioneer 42" plazma-> Polk LSiM 703 w/Tivo, Marantz tuner, BRPTT: Nothingham Spacedeck-> Pioneer PL L1000 linear arm-> Soundsmith DL 103R-> SUT->Bottlehead ErosDigital: I3 PC w/ Jriver playing flac -> Sonore Ultrarendu -> Twisted Pair Audio ESS 9028 w/ Mercury IVY Vinyl rips: ESI Juli@24/192-> i3 PC server
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited March 2011
    Oh man, I just drooling, Nurse! Medic!! Wicked nice 2600's, Best looking meters on the planet!
    Thorens TD125MKII, SME3009,Shure V15/ Teac V-8000S, Denon DN-790R cass, Teac 3340 RtR decks, Onix CD2...Sumo Electra Plus pre>SAE A1001 amp>Martin Logan Summit's
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