Is that DAC going to improve the quality of my MP3s by that much?
90% of the sound of a hi-fi is dictated by the speakers and the acoustics of your room: don't spend more than £200 max on a CD player.
... why not get a player with an integrated DAC like a Cambridge Audio 740c, getting a CD player plus being able to run my laptop through it.
Is that DAC going to improve the quality of my MP3s by that much.
you got the new arcam stuff then gareth?was under the impression it went downhill after they did the fmj stuff?agreed about the speakers being the most important bit of kit