An issue occurs when I hear music from the CD player through my older amps (from the mid-70s). It's a kind of distortion on certain snatches (not the whole records), as if those passages are partially saturated with sound. (Sorry, it's not easy for me to describe it in English.) The same CDs sound allright when I play them on the notebook (connected to the same amps, of course). Since the notebook is of a younger generation than the CD player, my first guess is that its internal DAC is more refined. But I may be wrong.
I’ve just ordered an external DAC on Amazon, my first one. I'm still waiting for it to arrive, hoping it’ll correct the trouble.
Reading the article How to get the best sound from your CD player (K. Bharadia) yesterday, I've found this: "If you're using a vintage amp built before the CD age you may have some issues, but a simple modification will sort them out." Seems like the author is speaking about the above mentioned issue. So, does anybody have any suggestion about it? What could be that modification?
Best regards - João Henrique
I’ve just ordered an external DAC on Amazon, my first one. I'm still waiting for it to arrive, hoping it’ll correct the trouble.
Reading the article How to get the best sound from your CD player (K. Bharadia) yesterday, I've found this: "If you're using a vintage amp built before the CD age you may have some issues, but a simple modification will sort them out." Seems like the author is speaking about the above mentioned issue. So, does anybody have any suggestion about it? What could be that modification?
Best regards - João Henrique