CD Players with useable DAC's

[preproman]

Are there any CD players that has digital inputs that will allow you to use its internal DAC? I know the Cambridge Audio Azur 740c has SP/DIF Coax and optical inputs. However, this model is discontinued. Any ideas of others?

 

[plakey]

 

Audiolab

 

http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue57/audiolab.htm

 

[CatManDo]

Denon DCD-A100 SACD/CD player

 

[tubesound]

http://www.simaudio.com/moon650D.htm

 

[risman]

How about expanding the question to include A/V receivers, i.e., can you use the DAC in A/V receivers as a DAC for, say, 24/192 on a flash drive or from FLAC output from a computer?

 

[Jim Sylva]

The following CD Player has dual DACs:

 

NAD C 565BEE CD Player

 

If anyone has had experience with this player, I would appreciate comments about it.

 

Thanks.

 

[Rob McCance]

Interesting looking

 

[crisnee]

Another player you might look at is the OPPO. I don't think it has digital inputs, but I know it can play digital files from hdds via USB and ESATA and from flashdrives. And it's one nice player as it's SACD, DVD-A and Blu-ray.

 

-Chris

 

 

 

 

 

[goldenpiggy]

Esoteric SA-50, Accuphase DP-700

 

[Talk2Me]

Top on the left hand corner on this site ^: Wadia.

 

http://www.whathifi.com/review/s7i

 

http://www.theaudiobeat.com/equipment/wadia_s7i.htm

 

 

 

 

[asindc]

Almost all the top of the line Carys, except for the 303/300, have digital inputs.

[jkortela]

All Danish manufacturer's CD players are really good and now with the new XS series also amazingly good DACs: Densen B-410XS, B-420XS, B-440XS and B-475 Super Leggera. Review can be found in: http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/densen/1.html. New XS model is much better.

[realhifi]

Interesting looking

 

The Marantz is worth more than a look. Superb with cd's and SACD's and excellent digital inputs although the USB is "only" 24/96 capable. The other digital inputs are capable of receiving 24/192 PCM and can sound superb while doing it. A great player at an almost bargain price is what Absolute Sound said of this piece and I would have to agree.

 

PS. It is actually a SA8004

[Lindeman]

I use the one on my Lindemann 820S, it got 3 S/PDIF inputs and 1 AES/EBU.

[mav52]

Don't forget the Musical Fidelity M6CD and the Adcom GCD-750,

[RBremer]

Interesting looking

 

I've the SA8004 for 6 months now and it is outstanding both as a CD/SACD player and also as a DAC in the $1000 price range. The multiple inputs and the range of configurations it offers took me some time to optimize the Music Server - DAC setup but now I'm at the point were I get the same SQ from the CD and from the HiRes files.

 

My actual setup>

 

Music Server : Dedicated Toshiba A105 / Windows 7/64 / 256SSD / 1,5TB external storage

- Player: JRiver MC17 + JPlay + Fidelizer (Kernel Streaming) / Unified Remote @ Android (Bluetooth)

- Cable: USB Oehlbach Max

CD/SACD & DAC: Marantz SA8004

- Interconnect: RCA Oehlbach NF 214 MASTER SET

Amplifier: Audio Research VSi60

- Loudspeaker Cables: AudioQuest

Loudspeakers: Celestion A1

[realhifi]

I've the SA8004 for 6 months now and it is outstanding both as a CD/SACD player and also as a DAC in the $1000 price range. The multiple inputs and the range of configurations it offers took me some time to optimize the Music Server - DAC setup but now I'm at the point were I get the same SQ from the CD and from the HiRes files.

 

My actual setup>

 

Music Server : Dedicated Toshiba A105 / Windows 7/64 / 256SSD / 1,5TB external storage

- Player: JRiver MC17 + JPlay + Fidelizer (Kernel Streaming) / Unified Remote @ Android (Bluetooth)

- Cable: USB Oehlbach Max

CD/SACD & DAC: Marantz SA8004

- Interconnect: RCA Oehlbach NF 214 MASTER SET

Amplifier: Audio Research VSi60

- Loudspeaker Cables: AudioQuest

Loudspeakers: Celestion A1

 

I never see those Celestions anymore. Nice speakers and I'll bet the ARC drives em beautifully.

[RBremer]

I never see those Celestions anymore. Nice speakers and I'll bet the ARC drives em beautifully.

 

True... The ARC VSi60 - Celestion A1 combination is really nice and fits my room acoustics perfectly...

[se_moa]

All Ayon CDs have USB and SPDIF inputs.

[joveral]

What do you folks think of the new Audio Research Reference CD9?

 

ARCDB - REFERENCE CD9

[bobbmd]

i have 7yo yamaha c750 which is a universal changer (dvd,dvd-a,sacd,cd) that has both multichannel analogue and digital outs(spdif and toslink) that i was going to try through the schiit gungnir dac when i get it(c750 also plays my dvd-a's and hybrid/dual layer sacds in digital out to my avr)

about the same time onkyo had a similiar changer try to find one on ebay or from the manufacturer bobbmd