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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited October 2009
    Hilbert wrote: »
    Sorry, I tried to be clever and failed to be clear. I am listening to the analog output of both players, the DAC built in to the Oppo and the DAC built in to the Cambridge (both boxes, that is), whatever they happen to be.

    My other gear may be a factor: emo xpa-5, usp-1, LSi9s, and the CDPs.

    The oppo gets quite warm when playing a blu ray disc and on a few occasions I've popped in a CD after the movie, it's sounded pretty fabulous. Maybe my imagination, or maybe the oppo benefits from warmup.


    Oh! LoL... I did misunderstand. Perhaps I should have googled "DAC in the box". :) Thanks for posting your follow up.

    As an aside, I would be really surprised if any SS CDP benefited from a "warm up" period. :confused:
    Either way, the -83 is nice to have as a UDP. I just keep thinking I could do better. Probably going to cost me though. I may try to find a NAD to listen to.
    -Kevin
    HT: Philips 52PFL7432D 52" LCD 1080p / Onkyo TX-SR 606 / Oppo BDP-83 SE / Comcast cable. (all HDMI)B&W 801 - Front, Polk CS350 LS - Center, Polk LS90 - Rear
    2 Channel:
    Oppo BDP-83 SE
    Squeezebox Touch
    Muscial Fidelity M1 DAC
    VTL 2.5
    McIntosh 2205 (refurbed)
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited October 2009
    I second getting a DAC. Most any CDP will benefit from a DAC. But starting with a half way decent CDP, then adding a DAC... can sometimes up the ante in sound quality.

    I experienced that not to long ago.. never thought a 15 yr old (tube) DAC could improve the SQ in a CDP that is only about a year old. but it did.

    and yeah, yeah.. tubes do rule ;):D
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  • praedet
    praedet Posts: 314
    edited October 2009
    So, between the NAD C-545BEE and the CA 640C v2, what do you all recommend?
    HT: Ninja Master LSi9s, Ninja Master LSiC, Slightly Modded LSiFXs, Modded LSi7s, Outlaw LFM-1 EX and Polk PSW125
    Outlaw 970 Preamp, Outlaw 7700 Amp, Velodyne SMS-1, Oppo BDP-83,
    2 APC H-15s and a Panamax 5400 for good measure ;)
    Stereo: DIY Alix Music Server, DODD Audio Battery Tube Buffer, Modded DAC-60 and MF V-Link (for now), DIY Silver ICs, Battery Powered Class D SDS-254 Amp, and GR-Research N2X Speakers
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited October 2009
    What kind of sound are you looking for? NAD is on the warm side, meanwhile CA is the opposite.
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  • praedet
    praedet Posts: 314
    edited October 2009
    Well, running w/ the modded LSi Series, that sounds like the CA would be the better choice...
    HT: Ninja Master LSi9s, Ninja Master LSiC, Slightly Modded LSiFXs, Modded LSi7s, Outlaw LFM-1 EX and Polk PSW125
    Outlaw 970 Preamp, Outlaw 7700 Amp, Velodyne SMS-1, Oppo BDP-83,
    2 APC H-15s and a Panamax 5400 for good measure ;)
    Stereo: DIY Alix Music Server, DODD Audio Battery Tube Buffer, Modded DAC-60 and MF V-Link (for now), DIY Silver ICs, Battery Powered Class D SDS-254 Amp, and GR-Research N2X Speakers
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,545
    edited October 2009
    I'd rather see someone spend $600 on a CD player than $300 on a DAC. Just my 2 cents.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Source: Rotel CD14MkII CD Player - Speakers: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • aiden
    aiden Posts: 40
    edited October 2009
    Onkyo DX 7555 runs the same DAC as the Cambridge CDP's. With more user controls. It has a nice SQ and sound stage. It should be a good match your Onkyo receiver.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited October 2009
    There is more to the sound of a CDP than the DAC chip.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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