MF M1 DAC with bluray player VS Marantz UD7007

[richiesuk]

Dear All,

I need a new bluray player as my old one was always freezing ,so sent it back

I have a MF M1 DAC and it was used with the bluray player with digit coax, I liked the sound of it, but I might get a more expensive bluray player like marantz ud7007 (as I have the ki pearl lite amp, so they match nicely) but I am worried about the sound. I used to have a Marantz cd6004 but it had a cirrus logic DAC and the MF DAC was a huge improvement on that.

the MF M1 has 4x PCM 1795 DAC but the Marantz has new newer PCM1796 DAC ( same specs but 32 bit version, apparently just for marketing reasons). So my question, which one would sound better?

I could sell the MF dac for 250 ish and the coax for 50ish and the ud7007 costs 429 now ( instead of 1000.) or keep the dac and get a pioneer bdp-450 player as a transport.

thanks,

Richard

 

[SteveR750]

There's slim chance anyone has compared them both, so you'll have to use your own ears in a demo. I doubt the chipset alone will make much difference, it's how it is implemented is key.