CD player or DAC upgrade

[diviy]

I am getting so fed up with the price of vinyl I have gone back to cd`s .
I have a Creek Evo cd player and a Beresford Bushmaster tc7530 with the upgrade kit fitted .
Am I going to gain anything by upgrading one or the other out of interest ?

[CageyH]

I changed from an upgraded Caiman SEG to a RME ADI DAC 2 FS and the difference was not subtle, but neither was the price difference.

[hifinutt]

most certainly worth trying another dac , jolida if you can find one are very analogue and very popular

[meekee]

Hi there I had a Bushmaster for years I thought I would make a change and try a SMSL Sanskrit 10 Mk2 the difference was stunning this dac punches well above it's price I was stunned at the detail it brings to my music and streaming cant go wrong for about £100 but make sure to use the external power option,

[Filterlab]

Definitely do the DAC, the player itself will have less bearing on the sound than the conversion side.

[Stryder5]

Jolida didn’t last long with me, rolled lots of valves, flat and lifeless to me.

Just for fun blow £25 on a JustBoom.

Topping range, choose the one that suits your pocket.

Soncoz has a few models.

Gary

[hifinutt]

fascinating , defo not flat and lifeless here !!!

[BultyBoy]

Days don't make any difference, I was told that two weeks ago..

[Opti-cal]

Topping E30 if you don't want to 'risk' much money. Give it an iFi power supply and its knocking on most sub £400 competition.
Soncoz is a great suggestion too they have models at £200 and £430 budget. I have the £430 SGD1 and its a keeper. Balanced outputs on both and very low noise modern circuitry.
Had a Jolida for years too, do miss its 'analogue/warm' presentation. Different to the above as the tubes influence the sound. Depends on what you like.

Solid recommendations from the guys which I have positive experiences of.

[fiddlemaker]

Bought a Gustard A18 from Shenzhen Audio last week. Very good indeed and delivered from China in 3 days, free shipping, no import costs.

[hifinutt]

astonishing 3 days !!!!

[fiddlemaker]

astonishing 3 days !!!!

I was flabbergasted.

[Opti-cal]

astonishing 3 days !!!!

UK warehouse stock sold by Vendor in China?? Nobsound do something similar.

[fiddlemaker]

UK warehouse stock sold by Vendor in China?? Nobsound do something similar.
No, tracked by DHL: China - Germany-UK.

[Opti-cal]

No, tracked by DHL: China - Germany-UK.

Wow. That's some going.