Kalman Rubinson wrote:

On Thu, 30 Sep 2004 23:10:20 +1000, Tat Chan
wrote:


The AUD$700 is about half the price of the Benchmark DAC1 (only available here

from a pro audio shop). Still, quite a bit more than what I was willing to pay

(there is an Arcam Alpha 9 on Ebay with a starting bid of AUD$950 ... not a
single bid on that one yet!). Audiolab equipment comes with a huge markup in Oz
(though the prices in South East Asia were equivalent to the UK RRP) for some
reason or other.


I would sooner go for the Arcam Alpha 9 with its RingDAC than add the
Audiolab DAC. The Benchmark is better as well.

Kal


Yes, but I'm wary about purchasing a 2nd hand CD player from people I
don't know. You never know when the laser is going to bite the dust. No
such problems with DACs. Also, I believe adding a DAC will improve the
sound quality from my DVD player for 2-channel sound and will be useful
once I get a digital TV set top box.

And yes, I am aware of the good things that have been said about the
Ring DAC (which has been discarded in favour of Wolfson DACs in the new
CD-33).