So after a looooong time in the making, finally starting to upgrade into some dedicated stereo gear. First part arrived today, the Audiolab 8200CD. Let me just say, wow!
I was a little sceptical as to how much better this would be compared to my Marantz DV6001 universal player given the Marantz has a pretty reasonable DAC built in, but you can straight away tell the difference! First track I played, Radiohead's Karma Police just had a much more substantial sound to it, fuller and with more detail, and that was listening through my AVR!
The only letdown (if any) is the lack of SACD support, but I'll hold onto the Marantz for those.
Next up, Kandy K2 integrated & power amp! Hopefully arriving next week!
I was a little sceptical as to how much better this would be compared to my Marantz DV6001 universal player given the Marantz has a pretty reasonable DAC built in, but you can straight away tell the difference! First track I played, Radiohead's Karma Police just had a much more substantial sound to it, fuller and with more detail, and that was listening through my AVR!
The only letdown (if any) is the lack of SACD support, but I'll hold onto the Marantz for those.
Next up, Kandy K2 integrated & power amp! Hopefully arriving next week!