On Tue, 5 Sep 2006 12:26:36 +0100, "Keith G"
wrote:


"Andy Evans" wrote in message
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I think maybe you are still being a bit cash-happy at that price if
sound quality is the criterion. £50 to £70 should be more than
enough.
And it ought to handle DVDs too at that price. d

I agree with Don - cheap transport. But what I'd do is put the money
into a seperate DAC. I can't hear much if any difference between
different CD and DVD players as transports - I'm using a DVD player. I
think on this player the optical output is a twinge better than the
coax.
On the other hand I and others can hear differences between complete CD
players, which leads me to believe that it's the better DAC that gives
you the better sound. There are some interesting DAC boards on ebay if
you fancy putting one together. I compiled a list of available DAC kits
and modules. See below




Hey Andy - thanks for that list!

I've been getting clobbered on eBay on a string of DAC auctions lately and
suddenly had the thought to build summat rather than buy it!! What about a
'valve' DAC kit - anything come immediately to mind, before I start
trawling/surfing...??


Given it a bit of thought, and you ought to be able to do that with
about thirty thousand ECC83s. And I wonder if Drax B is about to
appear on Ebay - none of the locals seem to want it. You will need it,
though.

d

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