I have the following gear and looking to upgrade:
Cambridge Audio 640a V2
Yamaha 5 disc CD changer (cheap)
Samsung Blu Ray player (also cheap)
Boston Acoustics VR1 floor speakers
Infinity sub woofer (middling)
Two low end turntables, but not really using them at the moment
My dilemma is I can only upgrade one component at the moment, with future improvements following in six months to a year, so what should come first?
I think the speakers are decent enough, so I'm not inclined to start there.
The CD player should certainly be replaced, but I also have A LOT of music on my Apple laptop, so I'm also thinking a decent DAC might be in order. The DAC might also improve the performance of the cheap CD player, so maybe more bang for the buck as the initial upgrade.
I also thought about a power amp; the 640A has a pre-out for that, so maybe more clean power, relegating the 640A to a pre-amp, maybe, if I'm viewing that right.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Gary
I have the following gear and looking to upgrade:
Cambridge Audio 640a V2
Yamaha 5 disc CD changer (cheap)
Samsung Blu Ray player (also cheap)
Boston Acoustics VR1 floor speakers
Infinity sub woofer (middling)
Two low end turntables, but not really using them at the moment
My dilemma is I can only upgrade one component at the moment, with future improvements following in six months to a year, so what should come first?
I think the speakers are decent enough, so I'm not inclined to start there.
The CD player should certainly be replaced, but I also have A LOT of music on my Apple laptop, so I'm also thinking a decent DAC might be in order. The DAC might also improve the performance of the cheap CD player, so maybe more bang for the buck as the initial upgrade.
I also thought about a power amp; the 640A has a pre-out for that, so maybe more clean power, relegating the 640A to a pre-amp, maybe, if I'm viewing that right.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Gary