Half width CD player into DAC

[SteveG]

I use a Music Fidelity M1 half-width transport into the matching half-width DAC and it sounds good.

 

[hifinutt]

I was considering the little Denon to go with my CB gear, but have read too many reviews, on amazon I think, that said it was unreliable and did not read discs well, so have up on that idea.

thats intersting , denon stuff normally good

 

[Del monaco]

I’d be interested to hear your thoughts.

I’m doing some listening this afternoon. My immediate impressions are that as a transport into the Yamaha’s Sabre Dac the Rotel presents a sound that is cleaner and less forward in presentation.The instruments drop back into the soundstage. Voices have improved delineation. There is a little more transparency and depth to the soundstage.Now, these differences may be less obvious when the two are level matched as I suspect there will be output differences.I’m using my trusty Chesky test disc. Now, which am I preferring?

 

[Del monaco]

thats intersting , denon stuff normally good

The reason I suggested the Denon DCD was that someone from our community owns one and likes it. Didn’t know about reliability.

 

[Del monaco]

I’m doing some listening this afternoon. My immediate impressions are that as a transport into the Yamaha’s Sabre Dac the Rotel presents a sound that is cleaner and less forward in presentation.The instruments drop back into the soundstage. Voices have improved delineation. There is a little more transparency and depth to the soundstage.Now, these differences may be less obvious when the two are level matched as I suspect there will be output differences.I’m using my trusty Chesky test disc. Now, which am I preferring?

Interesting. I’m listening to a female vocal. With the standalone Rotel the sound is likeable. There appears to be a richer resonance around the vocal which I would describe as a slight thickening, softening.I suppose this could be described as weight.As a transport the sound is slightly less rich but a little more natural? I may be hearing differences in output. Needs further work!