Steve
Well-known member
I currently have a Rotel 1072 CD that I use whenever I sit down for serious listening. This is being played through outlaw processor (in bypass mode) and outlaw amp, into my pair of Claritys and REL sub. I also have a 5 disc DVD player for casual use (i.e. the wife, entertaining, etc).
I have finally finished converting my entire CD collection to Apple lossless format. I really like the convenience of pulling up anything, at any time, in any combination. So...I'm thinking about selling the Rotel CD in favor of a good DAC. I was thinking that I could use my laptop to supply digital to the DAC, and then analog from there.
I'm hoping at the end of the day, I will end up with superior sound quality to the existing combination, more convenience, for equal or less money. (unfortunately, I can't afford to put any additional money in due to new child and building a house)
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I read a recent post about the Ack Dact, but I'm concerned about the limitations (running on battery) of this approach for longterm causual use. Any other Dac's I should consider? BTW, the Rotel's are currently going for around $500 on audiogon, so that would be the upper end of my budget for this project.
Thanks,
Steve
PS - something that I could leave on, or has a 12V trigger would contribute greatly to ease of use.
I have finally finished converting my entire CD collection to Apple lossless format. I really like the convenience of pulling up anything, at any time, in any combination. So...I'm thinking about selling the Rotel CD in favor of a good DAC. I was thinking that I could use my laptop to supply digital to the DAC, and then analog from there.
I'm hoping at the end of the day, I will end up with superior sound quality to the existing combination, more convenience, for equal or less money. (unfortunately, I can't afford to put any additional money in due to new child and building a house)
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I read a recent post about the Ack Dact, but I'm concerned about the limitations (running on battery) of this approach for longterm causual use. Any other Dac's I should consider? BTW, the Rotel's are currently going for around $500 on audiogon, so that would be the upper end of my budget for this project.
Thanks,
Steve
PS - something that I could leave on, or has a 12V trigger would contribute greatly to ease of use.