Punisa
Novice Member
Hi guys! Help me make a sane decision please
I'm in the mood for some system upgrades and I was thinking of adding a CD/streamer component, Marantz ND8006 looks very lovely.
BUT, the voice of reason in my head wonders do I even need it?
This is my current setup (stereo side of it):
Marantz SR 6013 AVR-> Yamaha A-S1000 -> Mirage FRx Nine floorstanding speakers
SR 6013 has HEOS and I use it for wireless playing my FLAC files that are stored on my PC/NAS (works great!).
I do have a nice collection of CDs, but no dedicated player (only way I can play them now is using Sony SLV-D990P which is a DVD/VHS combo connected to my AVR, it's quite noisy and skips sometimes...).
Indeed, ND8006 would improve my CD listening experience, but regarding my FLAC files? I'm kinda sceptical... I'm also kinda noobish when it comes to DACs and the differences they make. My AVR has AKM AK4458 for DAC and ND8006 has ESS9016 Sabre for DAC. These are just random numbers and letters to me, I tried researching the differences, but didn't get far.
Maybe I'd be better off investing in something else, such as new speakers, but I have this crazy idea that one day I'll save enough money (or win the lottery, lol) so I could replace my Mirage fronts with Q Acoustics Concept 500
If ND8006 wouldn't bring me any audible improvement regarding my digital files, how about I save some money and just get, let's say, Marantz CD6007? Or any other suggestions? I have around 1,000 USD to spend.
Thanks!
I'm in the mood for some system upgrades and I was thinking of adding a CD/streamer component, Marantz ND8006 looks very lovely.
BUT, the voice of reason in my head wonders do I even need it?
This is my current setup (stereo side of it):
Marantz SR 6013 AVR-> Yamaha A-S1000 -> Mirage FRx Nine floorstanding speakers
SR 6013 has HEOS and I use it for wireless playing my FLAC files that are stored on my PC/NAS (works great!).
I do have a nice collection of CDs, but no dedicated player (only way I can play them now is using Sony SLV-D990P which is a DVD/VHS combo connected to my AVR, it's quite noisy and skips sometimes...).
Indeed, ND8006 would improve my CD listening experience, but regarding my FLAC files? I'm kinda sceptical... I'm also kinda noobish when it comes to DACs and the differences they make. My AVR has AKM AK4458 for DAC and ND8006 has ESS9016 Sabre for DAC. These are just random numbers and letters to me, I tried researching the differences, but didn't get far.
Maybe I'd be better off investing in something else, such as new speakers, but I have this crazy idea that one day I'll save enough money (or win the lottery, lol) so I could replace my Mirage fronts with Q Acoustics Concept 500
If ND8006 wouldn't bring me any audible improvement regarding my digital files, how about I save some money and just get, let's say, Marantz CD6007? Or any other suggestions? I have around 1,000 USD to spend.
Thanks!