Hi All,
Are any particular Denon DCD-1500AE mods worth considering vs selling it at a fraction of its original price these days? E.g. is there an easy way to integrate a 3rd party DAC into it to be able to send audio at it via USB and/or Bluetooth? Unfortunately I have almost no soldering skills and theoretical knowledge whatsoever myself but the player is in the country where getting a professional to carry out the mod could be relatively inexpensive.
Many thanks in anticipation.
Are any particular Denon DCD-1500AE mods worth considering vs selling it at a fraction of its original price these days? E.g. is there an easy way to integrate a 3rd party DAC into it to be able to send audio at it via USB and/or Bluetooth? Unfortunately I have almost no soldering skills and theoretical knowledge whatsoever myself but the player is in the country where getting a professional to carry out the mod could be relatively inexpensive.
Many thanks in anticipation.
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Thank you... btw any ideas how good the DAC built into a newer model DCD-1520AE is? Which pricing category of standalone non-Denon DACs would it fall into? Just wondering if it makes sense to consider selling the 1500AE (if I can at all these days) and buying a 1520AE instead..
The dac is the PCM1795 and it appears across the price range. Not sure if reading reviews of the various devices it appears in will make things any clearer as it is not just the dac that goes towards the finished whole. For example, the '1520AE has Alpha processing to consider, something may well be unique to Denon.
Makes sense but assuming Alpha processing is effectively upsampling and whatever goes along with it, I thought any DAC with DSD support does similar PCM upsampling these days? (how good is of course a separate topic) I recently ordered a Topping D10 for a start but will probably never be able to find a 1520AE to compare it with.
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