Whats a good CDP/transport for 400-600?

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3/20/07 at 8:04pm

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After buying my DAC1 my sony 595 died on me..

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3/21/07 at 3:55am

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Maybe a Squeezebox or similar?

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3/21/07 at 1:42pm

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If you are using a external DAC, you dont need a expensive CD player for a transport. Marantz or Onkyo make some good ones in the $200-350 price range. If you really what one in the price range, I would suggest a Arcam CD73 for about $600.

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3/21/07 at 10:32pm

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KBI,

If you're dead-set on using the Benchmark DAC-1 soley as a DAC, I would get a dedicated transport (used). There are a lot of options out there - I'd temporarily use a PC/laptop or even DVD player as a transport and keep your eye out for a tranport using the Pioneer stable platter, or Philips pro.

You may be surprised by the PC as transport, too.

- Steve O.

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3/25/07 at 5:11pm

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Originally Posted by scorch123

Thank you Steve..I'm looking at the Music Hall 25.2..Demo model...I'm using headphones by the way.. How is the HD DVD player as a CD player? I can get a great price for it, & would like to kill 2 birds with one stone.. The DAC1 scales greatly with better CD players.. There was a noticable improvment when I used my Sony 595 instead of my Zenith 318..

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