So, I bought a budget Hifi with the Cambridge Audio iD10 dock. It sounds OK, but nowhere near as smart as with my old Arcam Alpha Plus CD player. That makes sense, the Arcam CD was top entry level, and of course the music on an Ipod has been converted, squeezed, unconverted etc and is bound to have suffered a bit. However, reading reviews online, I get the impression that many people are finding out that the Ipod is not that bad. So I am wondering.
If I change from the iD10 to, say, the Cambridge Audio iD50, do I get a better sound? Or, just like the Emperor's New Clothes, will I convince myself that having spent £100 then it has to sound better? The iD10 is not reviewed anywhere, and so nobody is telling me that it is basic, cheap, functional and sonically low-end. But as I paid £20 for it then it could be lacking something!
What can you wise gurus offer me as advice?
System is: Cambridge Audio: iD10, Azur 340ASE amplifier, S30 speakers. Arcam Alpha Plus CD
If I change from the iD10 to, say, the Cambridge Audio iD50, do I get a better sound? Or, just like the Emperor's New Clothes, will I convince myself that having spent £100 then it has to sound better? The iD10 is not reviewed anywhere, and so nobody is telling me that it is basic, cheap, functional and sonically low-end. But as I paid £20 for it then it could be lacking something!
What can you wise gurus offer me as advice?
System is: Cambridge Audio: iD10, Azur 340ASE amplifier, S30 speakers. Arcam Alpha Plus CD