換 cdp 還是 加 DAC

popo388

我的AMP 用CA 840A, CDP 用Marantz SA 8400 (已一段時間, 但少用)
因為沒$, 如果我身痕, 想放了Marantz SA 8400, 而貼$買 CA840C or 740C (二手) 來改善組合. 是否不如平平地加部 CA Dacmagic?
我有個假設問題.
a) Marantz SA8400 -->CA DACMagic --> CA 840A
b) Oppo-83 -->CA DACMagic --> CA 840A
c) computer -->CA DACMagic --> CA 840A
d) Marantz SA8400 --> CA 840A
e) 740C --> CA 840A
以上 a, b, c, d, e 組合好聲次序是什麼? 是否分別不大?
我主要想知b, d, e 有幾大分別.
如果我額外加部, DACMagic 是否有點多餘?
另外因我已有Marantz SA8400 及 Oppo-83.
我放了部Marantz SA8400, 這些$應可買部二手DACMagic..
到時用來駁 oppo-83 或 computer 都可以。
還是 SA8400 --> CA 840A 已是以上最好的配搭?

bmonkey999

I Vote In Pan (C)          (computer)  -->CA DACMagic --> CA 840A
                        (Marantz SA8400)

So You Can Test CAS & CDP Differentia

"My 2 Channel Set Up (AudioLab 8000CDE) --->PS Audio--->CA 840A "
                                                 (CAS)

popo388

What is the prx of your AudioLab 8000CDE?
As CA DAC is around 3K & CDP SA8400 is around 4k, I think that how many diif between them?

bmonkey999

If U Buy A CA DAC .Your CDP Can Be Up Sampling To 24bit 192khz.
The Sound Is Very Big Different

popo388

終於買左 DacMagic.
初試如下:
1) Marantz SA8400 -->CA DACMagic --> CA 840A
2) Marantz SA8400 --> CA 840A
1 & 2 沒有太大分別, 但1 的背景比較靜.
而且DacMagic 是新機未煲, 所以結論是 DacMagic 小勝.
* 想問如果煲dac 是否可以用收音機 coaxail 去 dac 而不用再開amp?

今天再試以下比較:
Oppo-83 --> CA DACMagic --> CA 840A
Marantz SA8400 --> CA DACMagic --> CA 840A

hk_586

so that the CA DACMagic is not as good as advertised.....??!!

35ti

Just found that there are 4 2nd hand DACMagic on sales at 数字台...

popo388

so that the CA DACMagic is not as good as advertised.....??!!
hk_586 發表於 2010-6-18 15:20

I don't expect it will be much better than my cdp because CA Dac is $2.8K only but my CDP is almost $5k.
If the new Dac's (still not run-in enough) sound quality = the old cdp, I will expect that it should be better than cdp because I would use it to replace my cdp and It can be read other source such as computer file...
More... it is a $2.8K product. I will not expect it can be "fly".

popo388

終於買左 DacMagic.
初試如下:
1) Marantz SA8400 -->CA DACMagic --> CA 840A
2) Marantz SA8400 --> CA 8 ...
popo388 發表於 2010-6-18 09:46

第2回合
今天再試以下比較:
i) Oppo-83 (coaxial) --> CA DACMagic --> CA 840A
ii) Marantz SA8400(coaxial) --> CA DACMagic --> CA 840A

(i) 比較粗而 (ii) 比較滑, 尤其是人聲.
後來發現oppo-83 有coaxial bitsteam out + pure-audio. 粗聲即改善.
而且可以話與(ii) 沒有分別.

今天朋友借了條 gigaflux 的 coaxial
比較如下
A) Oppo-83 (gigaflus coaxial) --> CA DACMagic --> CA 840A
B) Marantz SA8400(朋友 diy cheap cheap RCA) CA 840A

(A) 聲音比(B) 背境靜+厚, 細節多少少,  但又不會有慢的感覺.
條coaxial 有D 功力
遲些研究下改善牛牛.

我現在的是新牛, 但想知新牛與舊牛有什麼分別?

heidelbergcd74

加部 STELLO DA100 好正.