Musical Fidelity A324 DAC as good as Tellig says?

It does ( Tellig's review) sound great, but listening is the only way. My Musical Fidelity dealership said that I can bring my CD player in any time and listen for myself. Can't beat that can you? I'm sure your dealership will do the same. I, too, was thinking of doing the Musical Fidelity Dac thing, but I don't like the idea of having another costly interconnect plus jitter possibilities. I am thinking (very strongly now, since speaking to some other audiophools) of going with the Audio Aeros Prima. One box, one killer sound. I don't know what the Arcam cost you, but even deeply discounted, you'll pay almost $900 for the DAC, a couple hundred dollars for a good interconnect, and probably some jitter reduction gizmo for another couple hundred dollars. Now if you sell the Arcam and put that money toward the Audio Aeros Prima CD player, I think that may not only be cost effective, but sonically speaking, the better move. Just another possibility for you to think about. This "Prima" CD player, I believe, is going to be a real killer. It sure has peaked my interest enough to forget about the DAC thing. At least for now.

I love mine. It was a dramatic improvement in my system. Great price too!

Forget about the MF DAC, your FMJ23 is a great player. If you are looking for an upgrade get a second A3CR power amp and biamp your N803s. Having them myself I know that they could use a little more power than the one A3 can provide.

Don't let Tellig convince you that the grass is greener. He has a habit of convincing readers that the ordinary is extrordinary. The MF might be a improvement over the 23's DAC, but the 23 is really good alone and there are lots good upgrade options that you should not rule out.

Now the kicker here is: where do I upgrade? This is what happens. You asked about the MF and I start on the Prima. What that has to do with the MF I don't know. Someone else tells you to bi amp. Gurantee, someone will tell you to have a good look at preamp possibilites. That always helps a system. Before you know it: a whole new system. That's what I love about this hobby. Now, I'm not a B&W fan, but I'm not going there. That wouldn't do you any good. I like the idea of, if they do infact need the power, biamping before going the DAC route. I think, however, your CD player is a weak link. It might sound great, but why not greater; especially if you can do it in your price range. You, apparently, can do some cool things to your system, inexpensively. Listen, listen, listen. And then do what we tell you to do.