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    How different are transports from Mega CD changers

    Currently I have the Technics 110 CD changer bought more than 10 years ago. I am running the digital out into my B&K preamp --> B&K AMP --> Paradigm Signature S4 speakers.

    I am considering to include a DAC between the transport and the Preamp preferable under $1000. Also I am not sure about the cd changer quality. Does it have any impact on the sound.

    I like the convieniance of the cd changers because I feel they hold signicant number of CDs without we touching them and play them as and they want.

    The ones I see under transport section in Audiogon are all different than what I have.

    How different are hifi transports different from cd changers. How do each of them impact the sound produced.


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    Quote Originally Posted by pdhanwada
    Currently I have the Technics 110 CD changer bought more than 10 years ago. I am running the digital out into my B&K preamp --> B&K AMP --> Paradigm Signature S4 speakers.

    I am considering to include a DAC between the transport and the Preamp preferable under $1000. Also I am not sure about the cd changer quality. Does it have any impact on the sound.

    I like the convieniance of the cd changers because I feel they hold signicant number of CDs without we touching them and play them as and they want.

    The ones I see under transport section in Audiogon are all different than what I have.

    How different are hifi transports different from cd changers. How do each of them impact the sound produced.


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    Not that much...IMHO.
    I have a Sony 300 disc changer, and use it mostly for storage.
    I had one of those technics you talk about, of all of the changers its the most "HI-FI"
    due to the way it loads.
    I recently re-aquired a DVD-A player (panasonic) that plays audio very well, and it sounds a lot better.
    But mostly now that I HAVE ALL OF MY AUDIO loaded on my computer , I just use that.
    The sound is great and you cant beat the convience
    LG 42", integra 6.9, B&W 602s2, CC6 center, dm305rears, b&w
    sub asw2500
    Panny DVDA player
    sharp Aquos BLU player
    pronto remote, technics antique direct drive TT
    Samsung SACD/DVDA player
    emotiva upa-2 two channel amp

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    The way you are using your changer is basically a transport. You are using a digital connection so the B&K is actually doing the decoding. The question would be how much better would an external DAC be versus your B&K DAC built in.

    If you have a DVD player you might try an experiment by dropping a CD in to see if you notice any difference from what you heard when it was in the changer.

    I personally have noticed differences in transports effect on sound. I think much of it has to do with the clocking and handling of the digital content when passing it out of the digital output. I have a TDK CD recorder that did not sound very well through my Conrad Johnson DAC, when using my old Denon as transport the sound was very good. I also noticed when using an Audio Note DAC the sound was different when connected to a Krell CD player versus an EAD transport. I would think a stand alone player would offer more stability in playback over a changer but any difference may be negligible for you. I would try experimenting with some single disc units to see if you hear any difference.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Peabody
    The way you are using your changer is basically a transport. You are using a digital connection so the B&K is actually doing the decoding. The question would be how much better would an external DAC be versus your B&K DAC built in.

    If you have a DVD player you might try an experiment by dropping a CD in to see if you notice any difference from what you heard when it was in the changer.
    .
    If you consider doing this comparison, make sure you connect digitally the same way to your B&K when you use the DVD as you did with the CD...

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