My dad and I both have older stereo systems that we want to pair with the Marantz UD5005. The advantages are obviously the nice disc player to go with our audio system, and the Blu Ray with our HDTV, so we do not have to buy them separately. Here are the specifications of the Marantz UD5005:

http://us.marantz.com/Products/3222.asp

My question is, is this technology too advanced to connect to a Marantz 2270 amplifier and work simply as a CD player? and then connect it separately to our TV for Blu Ray?

I friend of mine who works in hifi has heard rumours AYRE are going to do a non-usb DAC. Does anyone know when this might appear ?

I'd love to have an AYRE dac but it it means i need to build or invest in yet another mini-computer and I don't see the point since I'm heavily invested into Squeezebox/server.

Friend mentioned Moon DAC as a good alternative. I've got a musical fidelity XDAC V-8 but have a feeling I could do better.

i need some help and i was wondering if someone experienced here can help... I have a Wadia CD Transport WT 2000 and a Wadia 2000 digital decoding computer (DAC) that sits nicely with it. Of late, I have had a problem with the Wadia DAC. Under the Command function, when the button is pressed, it moves from "standby" mode to the "initializing" mode, and thence to the "operational" mode. All good so far, but then the "red light" moves back to the "initializing mode" and as such i cant listen to any music.