hello: Cambridge Audio Azur 651c CD player vs. Marantz SA-8005 CD player

[redneck jack]

Im new to this forum and I have a couple questions to ask and I would like to hear any opinions. I have also posted this on the beginners forum so more people can see

1. I have recently purchased the Azur 651c cd player to replace my older Yamaha CDC-697. The Azur 651c does an awesome job of bringing the music alive in my home surround system. (thanks to the dual wolfson DAC) but the draw back is that it can't play mp3 (I know there is major data loss with mp3 compression) nor does it have an USB port. So when listening to music on the 651c, I have about 70 min max of listing time then I either have to loop the disc, or switch it out. I have been doing a little bit of research and found the Marantz SA-8005. IT does have an USB so I can attach my laptop to it and play all of my non compressed music (hours and hours of non stop enjoyment without the worry of skipping cds). and it is iphone compatible as well. so I guess my question would be: how is the sound quality of the Marantz? Is it worth the price difference to upgrade to the SA-8005 or am just being fussy?

2. I was also thinking of adding an amplifier to my surround system to help movie viewing and music listening. Currently I have my sony blue ray, xbox one, and my Azur 651c routed into my Yamaha RX-V1077 receiver. the receiver is set up in the 5ch Bi-amp configuration. so what amp would you recommend and how do I integrate it to my system? what I have for speakers; center channel - klipsch RC 52 ll, fronts - klipsch RF 82 ll, subwoofers - 2 Paradigm monitor sub 10 (series 7), and surrounds - Paradigm atoms (series 7).

Thank you for your time: Redneck Jack

 

[tyhjaarpa]

You could hook up your laptop to your receiver to play music from. So I don't really see point on buying new player to do this job for you.

Why do you need amplifier if you already have your receiver? You cant get loud enough volume?

 

[redneck jack]

To be honest, I never thought of that. but a CD player that plays MP3s would be nice. I'm looking into getting an amp to see if I can improve sound quality, the system sounds great as is but just to see what differences it can make for me. I was thinking of looking into getting a marantz mm8077 7 channel

 

[Hobbit]

I'm kind of confused, perhaps you unaware of features with your Yamaha RX-V1077? This AVR has wi-fi network capability (plug-in network connection too) and it supports DLNA and Airplay. All you need to do is setup a home network and then you can stream music directly from you laptop's hard drive.

It will give you many playback options, like genre, folder, artist, all music, and more, along with random, continuous, don't repeat functions that you can use for playback. I have all my music ripped onto my computer. I'm sure the Yammy has an excellent DAC too.

The only thing I would recommend is buying an external hard drive to keep everything backed up.

 

[redneck jack]

lol I got too focused on cd players, I forgot about the music playing features of my receiver. im not very strong with my ability to network my electronics, but it is time I should learn. and I guess if I want to play a friends mp3 disc or my own. I can run it through the laptop first.

 

[PENG]

lol I got too focused on cd players, I forgot about the music playing features of my receiver. im not very strong with my ability to network my electronics, but it is time I should learn. and I guess if I want to play a friends mp3 disc or my own. I can run it through the laptop first.

In addition to Airplay, you can plug your iPod, iphone or iPad into the front USB port of the RX-V1077 to play MP3 or lossless. You should also be able to play music files from USB thumb drives. The DACs in the 1077 are probably as good as those in the Cambridge Audio.

 

[markw]

Duplicate post, with responses here.

http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/threads/hello-cambridge-audio-azur-651c-cd-player-vs-marantz-sa-8005-cd-player.93501/