Good quality Digital audio player

[Dan_Mason]

Hi,

I'm after a digital audio storage device to replace my convential CD Player. Are any of the devices out there upto proper CD HIFI quality?

Cheers

[lazymatt]

The most common form of digital music player is a streamer. Something like the Transporter purports to be a good replacement for a hi end CDP. Looking at the kit in your sig, your used to pretty good CDP performance?!

[Ceejayav]

As Matt says! It depends on what you mean by "proper CD HIFI quality", of course... I have a SlimDevices Transporter and I find it excellent. Not cheap though - around £1300. An alternative is to use the much cheaper Squeezebox 3 in conjunction with an external DAC. Visit the slimdevices forums ...

HTH

[Dan_Mason]

Many thanks, will check out Slim Devices

[hornydragon]

is this for portable music or just so you dont have to get up swap CD's over? if its to stop the wear and tear on your joints swapping discs and is to be used in aconventional config then somethign like this may be ideal http://www.request.com/products/sseries.asp

[lazymatt]

Originally Posted by hornydragon

is this for portable music or just so you dont have to get up swap CD's over? if its to stop the wear and tear on your joints swapping discs and is to be used in aconventional config then somethign like this may be ideal http://www.request.com/products/sseries.asp

Request are great - serious cash though - and the SB3 performs similarly in terms of SQ for much less.