marantz hd dac1 pro-ject superstar

erniejade
erniejade Posts: 6,321
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Anyone ever heard either one? Looks like its decent build quality. The superstar has tube.
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    I keep wondering if the Marantz DAC is the same DAC in my 8005 SACD player? with a better headphone amp built in also just no SACD player?
    If so I really like the DAC in MY 8005 and us it for all my Flac & Hi-rez files & DSD downloads.
    2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge

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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    I was wondering the same if its basically the dac without a transport.

    The Pro-ject looks interesting especially with tube.
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  • gce
    gce Posts: 2,158
    edited January 2015
    Interesting. I might want to look into this for my Digital music.

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    2 Channel: Rogue RP-5 / WireWorld Electra power cord / Marantz TT-15S1/ Ortofon - Quintet Black MC / Marantz NA8005 DAC / W4S mAmp's / Synology DS 216+ll-4TB / Polkaudio LSiM703
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    Reasonably priced in my opinion for a new unit that also does dsd.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,981
    Very nice, and at a down to earth price. One reviewer liked it better than his Teac.
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    If someone has a preamp without a DAC or headphone amp like my Vincent preamp, then this would be a nice edition to cover several things.
    2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge

    HT - Polk 703's * NAD T-758 * Adcom 5503 * Oppo 103 * Samsung 60" series 8 LCD
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    I thought to myself if either one sounds decent, it kind of fits the bill between. Not a 4k $ unit but not a 300$ one either. Its about time some of the nicely built units start coming down in price. The technology isnt "New" anymore so the prices seem to be falling in line.

    Some of the all in one units like cocktail look cool also.

    Untill I saw audio advisor I didnt even know pro-ject was in the dac buisness. I used to have a tube-box from them. It was a good sounding unit. If I didnt have a geek tube soul waiting to be built, I might have done a 30 day trial on it.

    I have anyways liked marantz gear and it also caught my attention especially for 800 new.
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  • Emlyn
    Emlyn Posts: 4,525
    Looks nice and clean. The Marantz seems to cover the same territory for a decent price as the Oppo HA-1 headphone amp but lacks some features a high-end product would have. They could probably sell some for more than the $799 price though given their name brand. The Oppo headphone amp at $1199 is more expensive, but also more full featured. If I was in the market, I'd probably go for the Oppo instead for the fully balanced design, and for their track record of following through on providing access to firmware updates over time.

    http://www.oppodigital.com/headphone-amplifier-ha-1/
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