Bigboi33
Dazed and Confused
There is some music I have been getting into lately and alas it is not available in my beloved medium. So I have been taking an adventure trip back to the land of those shiny things we call CD's. However, my ears have been objecting to the quality of the sound coming from my not so special Sony CDP/recorder. Not trying to start a war here nor am I looking for an explanation when I say this but, the truth is my ears can't take listening to CD's very long. I experience serious listening fatigue after an hour. Again, not looking for an explanation or an arguement, I just know it as an accepted fact when it comes to my ears.
I need to change or improve this experience as I am finding more and more interest in music that seems to only be available on CD. So at this point I am willing to make a sizeable investment. So far, my options are pointing towards an outboard dac. I'm looking for something that will specifically improve Redbook CD's via coaxial/optical input.
I'm am not looking to go the USB DAC/Computer route. I have definitely heard a lot of good stuff and fully agree that some are very very close if not right on par with analog. I would easily make the investment but I don't want to deal with ripping cd's and/or dealing with a computer or whatever digital device feeding the USB DAC.
I simply want a DAC that can be connected via digital out from any CDP or transport. I want to be able to come home with a new CD, pop it in the transport/cd player, and listen without my tinnitus acting up.
Right now, I have no clue what to look at. It seems as though just about every new dac out on the market is mainly geared towards USB. Although, some have the ability to accept a digital input the reviews don't seem to share much details about the quality of sound thru the digital input. So I'm left scratching my head most of the time. The only one I have found to be geared towards CDP's is the Musical Fidelity MYDACII. But at $1100. I'm not sure it's worth it just yet. At that price shouldn't I just spend a few extra and get a fancy CDP? The Rega rDAC is quite a bit less at $750 so I am leaning that way a bit.
Anyone have any recommendations? Something that won't break the bank? I do hope there are still some out there that have not fully converted over to the USB DAC/Digital Files world.
I need to change or improve this experience as I am finding more and more interest in music that seems to only be available on CD. So at this point I am willing to make a sizeable investment. So far, my options are pointing towards an outboard dac. I'm looking for something that will specifically improve Redbook CD's via coaxial/optical input.
I'm am not looking to go the USB DAC/Computer route. I have definitely heard a lot of good stuff and fully agree that some are very very close if not right on par with analog. I would easily make the investment but I don't want to deal with ripping cd's and/or dealing with a computer or whatever digital device feeding the USB DAC.
I simply want a DAC that can be connected via digital out from any CDP or transport. I want to be able to come home with a new CD, pop it in the transport/cd player, and listen without my tinnitus acting up.
Right now, I have no clue what to look at. It seems as though just about every new dac out on the market is mainly geared towards USB. Although, some have the ability to accept a digital input the reviews don't seem to share much details about the quality of sound thru the digital input. So I'm left scratching my head most of the time. The only one I have found to be geared towards CDP's is the Musical Fidelity MYDACII. But at $1100. I'm not sure it's worth it just yet. At that price shouldn't I just spend a few extra and get a fancy CDP? The Rega rDAC is quite a bit less at $750 so I am leaning that way a bit.
Anyone have any recommendations? Something that won't break the bank? I do hope there are still some out there that have not fully converted over to the USB DAC/Digital Files world.