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Re: Is an expensive CD player worth the money?

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From: Gavin Maltby
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1993 17:11
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In article <1992Dec24.165531.20060@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> eric@prodigal.psych.rochester.edu (Eric Hansen) writes:
>From: eric@prodigal.psych.rochester.edu (Eric Hansen)
>Subject: Re: Is an expensive CD player worth the money?
>Date: 24 Dec 92 16:55:31 GMT


>I've had an NAD 5000 CD player for about 6 monthes now, and don't have any
...
>rest of their system was not up to par.  Even if you don't think the D/A
>section is great, it would make an excellent transport.  I'm just using it

>- Eric

Hi,

I don't know the 5000, having only met the 5420, 5425 and 5440.  But
I know a Wadia X32 DAC with the Rok-Lock chip in won't lock in to the
signal from a 5425 because there is too much jitter.  You have to use
the alternative chip.  On the other hand, it was happy with a Rotel
drive.

Gavin
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