[Fido]

Hey

I am about to equip my self with an amp, but just came to wonder. Do I also need a dedicated cd player. Right now i'm running my headphones out of my terreatec 7.1 space soundcard.

If You think that I should get a dedicated cd player, then my budget would be about 200$ (This is soonest going to be a couple of months from now, so I can't get one of those by now and save some money on that :S)

 

[Shatter]

Heh... even my extremely cheap onboard sound card's dacs are better than what you'll find on most (sony, panasonic, you name the brand) $300 cdplayers. I'm not kidding. I've never really heard anything more expensive than a Live! and a Sony what-um-a-call-it standalone CDP worth $350, but you'd be A LOT BETTER off getting a nice soundcard for those $200 .

 

[Garrett33]

You must have a bit-perfect card and lossless format to beat external CD player.And a good software player like Foobar.

 

[kyrie]

My suggestion is to get an E-MU 0404 and stop thinking about getting a dedicated CD player until you have at least $500 to spend.

 

[Bill Ward]

IMO the amp will be a worthwhile addition regardless. You will hear a difference, and I think you'll like what you hear. Live with it for a while and then decide whether you want to upgrade the soundcard or go with a free-standing cdp. I've gotten so addicted to the convenience and sound quality of my computer audio rig I just rip new discs to the drive as they arrive.

BW

 

[Fido]

hmm... then i might have to wait:S

 

[pbirkett]

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Originally Posted by kyrie My suggestion is to get an E-MU 0404 and stop thinking about getting a dedicated CD player until you have at least $500 to spend.

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