I’m wondering if anyone has done comparisons of CD and/or DVDs transports via toslink or spdif?
What are your experiences? Any surprises? What make and models were involved?
I’m wondering if anyone has done comparisons of CD and/or DVDs transports via toslink or spdif?
What are your experiences? Any surprises? What make and models were involved?
I’ve tried countless models from £10 to £700 and the winners when used as transports over SPDIF were the Cambridge Audio DVD89/99 that I picked up for £30 apiece. CD, SACD and DVD-A playback all outstanding, performance preferable to models from Audiolab, Leak, Arcam, Yamaha, Marantz, Cambridge’s own CXC V2, etc.
YMMV, but my recommendation is that if you see one of these beauties (the difference between the two being that the 99 has a USB input, whereas the 89 does not), grab it!
Man I’ve been on the lookout for a 99 for a while and never found one in good condition. Any idea how the 300 compares? It’s currently on ebay.