800 series owners : what cd/dac are you using?

[SoundEngine355]

I am curious to find out what CD/DAC everyone is using with their 800 series (or looking at moving to), I've currently got the PS Audio DirectStream and Transport unit.

I chose this because of glowing reviews and the flexibility of moving away from CD to a digital music platform, but I still needed the easy disc player for WAF.

Recently Esoteric has updated their line of spinners "x" models, which look good too.








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[TomScrut]

Don't use a CD player but I use an Antelope Zodiac Platinum with my Classe CA-2300 and 802D2s

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[SoundEngine355]

Does the Antelope have inbuilt volume control? Or do you have the Classe preamp too?


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[Freddie40]

Ayre QB9 with Bryston Pre-Amp and Bryston Power amp, 802D2 speakers

[leo2498]

I am curious to find out what CD/DAC everyone is using with their 800 series (or looking at moving to), I've currently got the PS Audio DirectStream and Transport unit.

I chose this because of glowing reviews and the flexibility of moving away from CD to a digital music platform, but I still needed the easy disc player for WAF.

Recently Esoteric has updated their line of spinners "x" models, which look good too.







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CP800 like DAC with mac mini like music server with aiff files, the oppo is the CD player but after I have used the CP800 I never come back to the oppo or CD's.

[leo2498]

Does the Antelope have inbuilt volume control? Or do you have the Classe preamp too?


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looks like he change his CP800, did you Tom?

[TomScrut]

Does the Antelope have inbuilt volume control? Or do you have the Classe preamp too?


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it has an inbuilt volume control and has two analogue inputs as well. I used to have a CP-800 and this sounds loads better, which really surprised me. I don't have the Rubidium clock which as about expensive as the DAC itself.

[TomScrut]

looks like he change his CP800, did you Tom?

Yes!

[Kal Rubinson]

exaSound e28 fed by JRiver player (PC-based) and NAS.

[TomScrut]

exaSound e28 fed by JRiver player (PC-based) and NAS.

How does this compare to other DACs in this price range? I know based on reading about your findings that you rate it, just wasn't sure if it was in the context of it being on its own market having 8 channels?

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[wkhanna]

....I don't have the Rubidium clock which as about expensive as the DAC itself.

have you checked this out?

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