Beresford TC-7510 Mk.III DAC (£99 delivered, I think) - plus any cheap CDP with a digital co-ax output - even a cheap'n'cheerful DVD player from the Co-Op.Will leave any of the Meridians mentioned, or any other sub-£1000 CDP,an embarassing distance behind.
Check out this thread
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Wammer "kev" is selling his £2,000 Linn Ikemi CDP because the Beresford plus his elderly Marantz CD52 used as a transport leaves it in the dust.Stickman couldn't hear a difference twix his Wadia 25 DAC (serious ££££) and the Beresford.Stickman summarised: "
If I needed to sell the Wadia, I could happily live with the Beresford as a replacement."
Others have found similar.
I had to go to a £4500 RRP Burmester CDP to get a significantly better sound.
You may not like the Beresford - fairenough - but there is a several week period for a full refund if you return it. See
eBay sale
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