This article sets the digital disc playback into the scheme of things.So far I haven't explored the world of BluRay and other exotic disc systems, and at this stage I'm unlikely to given the success I'm starting to have with digital playback from computer music files ... more about this later.
However, like vinyl, I think CD will be around for a while yet.The CD playback trail here consists of two parts:
CD transport/player : Marantz CD5001
DA converter : Cambridge DacMagic
The Marantz has been superseded by the CD5003, but I doubt if it sounds any better. Besides, I am using the player only as a disc transport by taking the digital output direct and playing it through the DacMagic which converts the digital signal to analogue for playing through the amplifier.
The DacMagic also has the ability to filter and profile the output although any changes are barely perceptible. It also handles the digital output from the computer when using it as a music server and switches between up to three digital sources.So, basically, all digital sources are directed via the DacMagic and its DAC to the amplifier.
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