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Sticking with CD's for now

Could anyone offer some help with my interest in adding an outboard DAC to my current Ayre CX7e MP digital player.
DAC would need to have aes/ebu input capability to consider it.
Trying to find improved sound via CD player for the time being with future options the DAC can provide to be considered.
Any direct experience with opinions and options would be appreciated. Price range $2000 vacinity new or used.
len067
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
Why ... am I in some argument with you? Find something useful to do.
mzkmxcv
558 posts
 
@elizabeth

You are the one who stated my recommendations weren’t up to par for the CD player in question, based off price alone; then you go on to recommend a DAC that has 16x the noise+distortion.
audioengr
3,282 posts
 
Good combos are:

Transport -> Synchro-Mesh -> Reference BNC cable -> Metrum

Transport -> Synchro-Mesh -> Reference BNC cable -> Border Patrol

I would avoid any DAC that has reclocking inside on the S/PDIF input.

These will both realize the benefits of 7psec of jitter.  Customers that have these are extremely happy.

Steve N.
Empirical Audio
audioengr
3,282 posts
 
This will be your cheapest option, unless you can find one used on Audiogon:

http://www.sonore.us/microRendu.html 

Steve N.
len067 OP
20 posts
 
Appreciate the responses so far.
Just to reiterate I am interested in adding a DAC with aes/ebu input to my Ayre CD player. Any direct experience or thoughts and recommendations on a DAC that could offer improved performance will be considered.
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