new cd player...

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    mr cat Member of the month

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    hi, I'm thinking of upgrading my cd player...I've been looking at the Nad range -

    C541i
    C542
    and the
    C521BEE

    the first 2 offer 24 bit DAcs too...and can be had for less than 200.....

    any comments..??

    cheers
     
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    nsherin In stereo nirvana...

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    I've got the C521BEE which seems to partner my MF X-ACT DAC pretty nicely. Sound is detailed and pretty warm without being fatiguing. Bass is also pretty punchy too.
     
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    mr cat Member of the month

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    yeah, I was thinking that I wouldn't need my dac as my underatanding is that my existing cd player is 16 bit, my dac is 18 bit and the nad is 24 bit...so, I could buy that and sell my yammy cdp and dac...
     
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    technobear Ursine Audiophile

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    There's more to digital sound quality than the number of bits. Remember the CD only has 16 to begin with. My money would be on the MF here.
     
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    nsherin In stereo nirvana...

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    Yep - I've definately found my CDP sounds more open and detailed since adding the MF DAC. Perhaps a touch less bass, but not massively noticable.
     
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    ok, just came back from holidays - bit skint just now, but will still look into upgrading cd player in the next month or so...

    cheers
     
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    I wouldnt worry too much about bits. My dac is non-oversampling and only 16 bit yet sounds pretty dam fine. You've got a fine DVD there why not use that with DAC? Ive sold a 6000KI and a Sony 980QS recently and now just use a yammy dvd with the DAC. I have no desire to change this set-up.
     
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