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Going with the Scarlatti DAC first will bring you a nice improvement, and is a sensible choice IMO. I was running this very setup for quite some time.
You may keep your Puccini clock and then upgrade to Scarlatti or Paganini transport to get the SACD playback (you will loose SACD playback option with Puccini CD / Scarlatti DAC combo, as this is only possible via FireWire interface, that is not present on the Puccini). Personally, I would go with Paganini transport, as it is much cheaper than Scarlatti transport, fits all racks, (Scarlatti is oversized) will match your clock visually and apart from different CD drive - both transports are identical. Paganini transport is also much more quiet (noise is a know problem of Scarlatti transport, and yet it rearly gets mentioned). All that provided you buy used, as otherwise I would rather sell the clock and get the Vivaldi DAC. |
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Send me an email to a4onboost@gmail.com and I will send you an image showing the difference between the Paganini and the Scarlatti.
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Bob,
Have you tried your dCS dac without the clock and the upsampler? Does it make any sense to consider a progressive acquisition e.g first dac, then clock, finally upsampler... or the dCS product only makes sense if you buy the whole stack? Thanks.
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No, I don't believe I have not tried it without the clock. I may ahve, but forgot -- and same goes for the upsampler. I forgot if I had tried it without that too. You don't have to jump into the dCS product line with both feet. Infact, some just go DAC for computer audio; whereas others purchase the DAC and Transport together. Later, they buy the Clock. Yes, it makes sense to go slow. The DAC would be the first choice for me, then Transport, clock & upsampler in that order. Saome may disagree with that -- but I believe that is a logical approach as I'm all cee dees and no computer audio (as yet). Happy Holidays Folks, Bob
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Forgot to mention Pedro -- we have a fello AA member who is trading in his 2 stack dCS Paganini (DAC & Transport) for a Vivaldi DAC as he is going strictly computer audio. Later on, if he wants to have a transport, and I'm not implying he will, but he could then do so.
Happy Holidays Folks, Bob
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wow congrat!!!
how did you like the sound with crystal cable? Quote:
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looks like a x-mas tree
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