This is my first foray into the Digital forum so please be gentle with me. My current CD player (Marantz CD-94 Mk2) has a CDM1 transport and dual TDA1541A/S1 dac chips in a balanced configuration.
It is time for an upgrade and I have been considering various options. I have the full service manual for this unit and am quite comfortable with determining suitable modifications for the analogue and power supply circuits. However, this design is now over 13 years old and I am wondering if there are any, more recent, dac chips that would offer a significant improvement in performance.
Basically, my current options are to either improve the analogue/power supply sections of the existing circuit or to replace the complete dac. I would welcome any views, opinions or alternative suggestions from those members with more experience of digital design than myself.
Geoff
It is time for an upgrade and I have been considering various options. I have the full service manual for this unit and am quite comfortable with determining suitable modifications for the analogue and power supply circuits. However, this design is now over 13 years old and I am wondering if there are any, more recent, dac chips that would offer a significant improvement in performance.
Basically, my current options are to either improve the analogue/power supply sections of the existing circuit or to replace the complete dac. I would welcome any views, opinions or alternative suggestions from those members with more experience of digital design than myself.
Geoff