Good question. With streaming now taking the edge over playing CDs... because of increasing availability of higher Rez files... if I were them I would redesign and upgrade the DAC only component. Which I would thing they would already be working on. I’m going to be trying a Berkeley Alpha DAC 3 shortly. If it wins... all my CDs go. I think it is going to be a hard choice, REF CD9se as a DAC sounds really nice with the rest of the REF components.
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George
Main: Aurender W20SE music streamer, ARC REF 9SE DAC / CD, Linn LP 12, Koetsu Rosewood SignCartrige, ARC REF 3 Phono Stage, ARC REF 6SE Preamp, ARC 160s amp, Sonus Faber Amati Traditional Speakers,Transparent Ultra IC & SC Library:Aurender N100, Ayre QB9 2020 DAC, Woo WA5-LE amp upgraded tubes, Focal Utopia HP, Sennheiser 800s HP, LCD HP.
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