@Headdie Hi there haven’t been here in quite a while— I have an old Yamaha c750 dvd-a sacd cd dvd changer that still works fine— had it refurbished BUT no longer have 5.1 system and I use digital out to new Schitt Yggy GS DAC to new Rggy 2 amp to a 2 speaker LEGACY Studio HD monitors- my DVD-A...

hello y'all see my post #25 above I didn't Google the DAC info on those changers I have but if my memory is correct I think all had Burr-Brown chips for certain the Pioneer Elite did and as I said after getting them all 'refreshed' new belts cleaning laser dust and oil removed they all sound...

I would get the Schiit Yggdrasil GS if still available has everything the more expensive new Yggdrasil has(and hundreds$ less) but has analog 1 I bought it with Schiit Ragnarok 2 just the amp---WOW

I have 2 cd changers a 2005 Yamaha c-750 cd/sacd/dvd-a/dvd changer had it 'cleaned' up by a vintage HiFi shop works great the other a Harman/Kardon fl8370 HDCD changer must be from from 1990's or early 2000's had it cleaned up by the same shop and it is great for direct headphone listening to my...

I would add Meridian Explorer 2 to that list and from what I have read the Cobalt doesn't really add much so stick with AQ DFRed I have both ME2 and DFR

@jpnz if you don't like the one you bought try any of Schiit Audio DACs

@Monolaf I have a yamaha c-750 it is a 5 disc changer plays cd/sacd/dvd-a/dvd have had it since 2005 play it through a new Ragnarok 2 which(BTW) is one schiitload of a head phone amp/in its previous life it was a true multichannel connected to an outlaw audio ICBM bass manager to my Yamaha AVR/...

sorry @bdmez my Rggy 2 is 'just the amp' my DAC is Yggdrasil GS not the DAC that is in 'fully loaded' Ragnarok 2- probably 'not as good'(whatever that means when talking about Schiit products) but it's all subjective bobbmd

@bdmez: IMHO(purely subjectionist) that Ragnarok 2 of mine is one SCHIITLOAD of a headphone amp second to none just ask Jerry and the boys they never sounded so clear, separated, black and distinguished(even my archives.org download of their first time ever performed songs '66-'95 all 162 of...

@saddleup YIKES! i wouldn't drive 550 'clicks' for anything including Schiits and those UPS/FED-EX fees even here are exhorberant (SIC) my new YggyGS and Rggy 2 cost almost as much to send to upstate central NY and one of the stops was Walton, Kentucky so i wrote them and said " 'nite John-Boy"...

@saddleup just a question are you near the border and have friends in USA have them buy the Schiit you pick it up or do you have to pay custom fee even if the Schiit is 'used'/

just like my CFO says 'old manitis'/"you never read/listen to anything all the way through" so I LOL great play on words

@johnjen Hey thanks for your perspective also - still playing with all different aspects of those 2 Schiits of mine especially the amp--- is the ROK amp you refer to is that the Schiit Ragnarok or something else and what is MOAR knob is it the stepped volume knob---what i have found is that...

@tincanear thanks that is basically where i have found the volume for the best listening and with the gain at first lowest level thank you bobbmd