dgr
Jul 28, 2002, 06:41 AM
I am currently designing a sepearates hifi for myself, with a budget of around £500 for:
minidisc deck
amp
cd player
speakers
I also have a pc with digital optical output which i would like to put in.
I figure that I have two options: one to connect everything digitally, one to use analogue phonos for the most part.
If I were to connect using digital cables, perhaps using a Sony MDSJE480 Minidisc, Acoustic Solutions DVD 451 (using this as my cd player until I can afford one!), I realise that instead of using a pure integrated amp, i would have to use an AV reciever, perhaps the Sony STRDE875, which has 4 digital ins, 2 digital outs, and an RDS tuner built in! The dvd/cd and PC could be input digitally into the amp/reciever, and the MD which only has a digital in would be connected using phonos. One of the amp/recievers digital outs would be input into the MD, allowing me to record from CD, PC or RDS radio, digitally onto minidisc.
Sound would be taken care of using a pair of Eltax monitor III speakers. Although these can be biwired, I would not be able to afford a pure integrated amp that allows biwiring, so this is not an issue.This setup would allow the most amount of upgradability, in the future, if i decide i wanted surround sound, all that would be required be to buy a 5.1 speaker package.
A second option would be to use a pure integrated amp such as the sony TAFE370 amp, which has 6 inputs. I would still use the Acoustics dvd/cd player, this time using the phono out, and use the analogue output of my PC. However, i would use a Sony netowr MD deck such as the Sony MDSJE780 as this would allow recording from my PC digitally. A digital cable would be used from the dvd/cd to the minidisc deck, so that i would be able to record digitally from PC or CD to Minidisc. However, naturally the integrated amp will not have an RDS tuner, so i will be left without radio [until i can afford one].
Which setup would be better? And also, would either give track marks / cd text when recording from CD or PC? (the second wiould obviously create track marks when using my PC as its a net MD)
Cheers
dgr
minidisc deck
amp
cd player
speakers
I also have a pc with digital optical output which i would like to put in.
I figure that I have two options: one to connect everything digitally, one to use analogue phonos for the most part.
If I were to connect using digital cables, perhaps using a Sony MDSJE480 Minidisc, Acoustic Solutions DVD 451 (using this as my cd player until I can afford one!), I realise that instead of using a pure integrated amp, i would have to use an AV reciever, perhaps the Sony STRDE875, which has 4 digital ins, 2 digital outs, and an RDS tuner built in! The dvd/cd and PC could be input digitally into the amp/reciever, and the MD which only has a digital in would be connected using phonos. One of the amp/recievers digital outs would be input into the MD, allowing me to record from CD, PC or RDS radio, digitally onto minidisc.
Sound would be taken care of using a pair of Eltax monitor III speakers. Although these can be biwired, I would not be able to afford a pure integrated amp that allows biwiring, so this is not an issue.This setup would allow the most amount of upgradability, in the future, if i decide i wanted surround sound, all that would be required be to buy a 5.1 speaker package.
A second option would be to use a pure integrated amp such as the sony TAFE370 amp, which has 6 inputs. I would still use the Acoustics dvd/cd player, this time using the phono out, and use the analogue output of my PC. However, i would use a Sony netowr MD deck such as the Sony MDSJE780 as this would allow recording from my PC digitally. A digital cable would be used from the dvd/cd to the minidisc deck, so that i would be able to record digitally from PC or CD to Minidisc. However, naturally the integrated amp will not have an RDS tuner, so i will be left without radio [until i can afford one].
Which setup would be better? And also, would either give track marks / cd text when recording from CD or PC? (the second wiould obviously create track marks when using my PC as its a net MD)
Cheers
dgr