I am seriously thinking about changing up my system a bit, specifically to sell my amp and CD player and get the AVI 2.1 sub and a Cambridge audio 650BD.
This is mainly due to a few reasons, one being that I have not been able to use my airport express through my 740C DAC via optical (my traumas are documented on another thread "Horrible airport express sound". I also have all digital sources so need more than the two inputs on the 740C. I would also like to get a bit more punch for movies. I am very unlikely to ever get a full surround set up as the lady of the house would object and I can not really justify the money for how often it would be used so I thought this could be a good compromise.
has anyone heard the 650BD specifically for music? I saw in Andrews blog he felt it was as good as price comparable CD players.
from a technology point of view how would the SACD work in the 2.1 system? would I connect the 650BD to the AVI via optical or RCA to make use of the SACD functionality (ie hi res two channel sound)? I ask because my other half likes classical so it would be good to have this if possible.
What do people think? would this be a step up or more of a sideways step considering the above?
Any help would be great!
This is mainly due to a few reasons, one being that I have not been able to use my airport express through my 740C DAC via optical (my traumas are documented on another thread "Horrible airport express sound". I also have all digital sources so need more than the two inputs on the 740C. I would also like to get a bit more punch for movies. I am very unlikely to ever get a full surround set up as the lady of the house would object and I can not really justify the money for how often it would be used so I thought this could be a good compromise.
has anyone heard the 650BD specifically for music? I saw in Andrews blog he felt it was as good as price comparable CD players.
from a technology point of view how would the SACD work in the 2.1 system? would I connect the 650BD to the AVI via optical or RCA to make use of the SACD functionality (ie hi res two channel sound)? I ask because my other half likes classical so it would be good to have this if possible.
What do people think? would this be a step up or more of a sideways step considering the above?
Any help would be great!