I would be worried about the risk myself. Also, even after upgrades, might you be better with one of the newer DAC's?
Location: Southport, Merseyside
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I'm Nigel.
I would be worried about the risk myself. Also, even after upgrades, might you be better with one of the newer DAC's?
Location: Norfolk
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I'm Chris.
The later (affordable!) DACs don't seem to reach the Arcam's musicality "as it stands unmodified" - so I am keen to see just what else this old DAC is capable of (I have two of them).
The caveat being that the Arcam sits on sorbothane feet and has a high quality transport upstream - so it's super fussy in that regard (otherwise the sound is flat and lifeless).
Curiosity is getting the better of me - and there is plenty of room in the case for someone competent to tweak it - or at least convert it to NOS.
Location: Southport, Merseyside
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I'm Nigel.
Fair enough. I still use an Avondale Arcam 5 CD player on occasion, Tda1541 NOS and it sounds enjoyable to my ears but wouldn't know how a modern £500 ish DAC would compare.