Sally73
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Hi,
I hope someone can give me some advice please. I hope I've posted this in the right section, I thought I'd post it in the computer section as it's about hard drive based units. I'm looking to upgrade my audio system, and I want the best sound quality possible - I'm looking to spend no more than £1500 total (about $3000). What I'm looking for is:
1. A Hard Drive CD Jukebox - I don't want to use a computer as this unit is for my bedroom so limited space etc. There doesn't seem to be that many Hard Drive CD Jukeboxs about - I've looked at the Yamaha CDR-HD1500, which seems high quality, but what is putting me off that is that the software that runs it isn't very good - you have to type in all your album names/tracks manually etc. I'm demoing an Acoustic Solotions SP151 jukebox at the moment (see below) - are there any other hard drive jukeboxes I should be looking at? I'm not bothered about wireless connectivity (would rather have a standalone unit) or CD recording ability.
2. Sound quality - At the moment I'm demoing an Acoustic Solotions SP151. This is a budget solution (cost £220), but I'm quite impressed with the software functionality so far. The sound is pretty good through my old Pioneer mini system amp and Sennheiser 600 headphones, but there isn't quite as much 'depth' as listening from my old Pioneer CD changer and integrated amp. However - aren't all hard-drives practically the same? ie do you think if I get a really good external DAC - like the Musical Fidelity X-Dac V8 and a headphone amp - Musical Fidelity X-Can v3, I should get really good sound out of this system? Even though the Accoustic Solutions Hard-Drive Jukebox may not be high-end stuff, like the higher quality Yamaha CDR-HD1500, shouldn't the Acoustic Solutions unit give end-end performance with the external DAC and headphone amp?
I would be very grateful for any advice you can offer,
Best wishes,
Sally
I hope someone can give me some advice please. I hope I've posted this in the right section, I thought I'd post it in the computer section as it's about hard drive based units. I'm looking to upgrade my audio system, and I want the best sound quality possible - I'm looking to spend no more than £1500 total (about $3000). What I'm looking for is:
1. A Hard Drive CD Jukebox - I don't want to use a computer as this unit is for my bedroom so limited space etc. There doesn't seem to be that many Hard Drive CD Jukeboxs about - I've looked at the Yamaha CDR-HD1500, which seems high quality, but what is putting me off that is that the software that runs it isn't very good - you have to type in all your album names/tracks manually etc. I'm demoing an Acoustic Solotions SP151 jukebox at the moment (see below) - are there any other hard drive jukeboxes I should be looking at? I'm not bothered about wireless connectivity (would rather have a standalone unit) or CD recording ability.
2. Sound quality - At the moment I'm demoing an Acoustic Solotions SP151. This is a budget solution (cost £220), but I'm quite impressed with the software functionality so far. The sound is pretty good through my old Pioneer mini system amp and Sennheiser 600 headphones, but there isn't quite as much 'depth' as listening from my old Pioneer CD changer and integrated amp. However - aren't all hard-drives practically the same? ie do you think if I get a really good external DAC - like the Musical Fidelity X-Dac V8 and a headphone amp - Musical Fidelity X-Can v3, I should get really good sound out of this system? Even though the Accoustic Solutions Hard-Drive Jukebox may not be high-end stuff, like the higher quality Yamaha CDR-HD1500, shouldn't the Acoustic Solutions unit give end-end performance with the external DAC and headphone amp?
I would be very grateful for any advice you can offer,
Best wishes,
Sally
