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Old 03-23-2013, 06:59 PM
jeffkrag jeffkrag is offline
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I think one of the key benefits of the CP-800 goes unnoticed, especially in any discussion around it's dacs: it's USB implementation. The dac is very good in it's own right, but what makes the CP-800 special is it's cutting edge asynch USB implementation, which, combined with the dac, appears to be a category killer. While it's a very good preamp and a very good dac individually, this USB/Dac combo is supposed to be something special. So, if you are using a computer or server with USB output, you are in for a treat, and probably SQ that can't be touched in its price class.
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