StephenM Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I love that the ERC-1 doesn't have the cheap looking/feeling plastic tray that slides out. It has a solid quality feel about it and the UMC-1, ERC-1 and XPA-5 all lined up in my rack with black trim look awesome!!! Not a reason to buy a piece of equipment I know, but it does look good! It's a valid reason. Who doesn't like good looking, solid feeling equipment over cheap throwaway stuff? Pointless waste of money or not I'm pretty happy owning the ERC-1 so I'll stick with it for now. Fair enough; I guess the point I'm trying to make is that if you're after the best possible sound, your money is probably better saved for a pair of Klipschorns than fooling around with the differences between a very very good dac and what may be a very very very good dac. At least in my opinion. Going back to this statement though: I'd seriously doubt it. If they could have significantly improved the UMC-1 for the cost of a DAC chip, I can't see any reason why they wouldn't have done so. Just keep in mind, we're talking about a 7 dollar chip here. http://www.analog.com/en/digital-to-analog-converters/audio-da-converters/ad1955/products/product.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbon summit Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 I love that the ERC-1 doesn't have the cheap looking/feeling plastic tray that slides out. It has a solid quality feel about it and the UMC-1, ERC-1 and XPA-5 all lined up in my rack with black trim look awesome!!! Not a reason to buy a piece of equipment I know, but it does look good! It's a valid reason. Who doesn't like good looking, solid feeling equipment over cheap throwaway stuff? Pointless waste of money or not I'm pretty happy owning the ERC-1 so I'll stick with it for now. Fair enough; I guess the point I'm trying to make is that if you're after the best possible sound, your money is probably better saved for a pair of Klipschorns than fooling around with the differences between a very very good dac and what may be a very very very good dac. At least in my opinion. Going back to this statement though: I'd seriously doubt it. If they could have significantly improved the UMC-1 for the cost of a DAC chip, I can't see any reason why they wouldn't have done so. Just keep in mind, we're talking about a 7 dollar chip here. http://www.analog.com/en/digital-to-analog-converters/audio-da-converters/ad1955/products/product.html I agree with everything you're saying, I'm probably still justifying my purchase to myself as I've been responding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vick's Pit Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Last year I picked up a Jolida JD 100 CD player for around $400 used. I know it's a tad over your budget but I feel this is a really nice player. It also converts to 24/96. Though I agree with the others that a good DAC is prob the way to go. That is my next purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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