[Jeffr1966]

and selling it as a CD transport only as well for those of us with DAC's in our integrateds or preamps???  I am sure I would not be the only person interested.

just a thought!

[James Tanner]

Hi Jeff,

We have thought about a 'CD Drive' only but have not looked at it in detail yet.  And remember the jitter numbers are generally lower in an all in one player.

james

[95Dyna]

How about digital inputs for the BCD-1 for those of us who are CD centric and would like the flexibility of using the Crystal 4398 for a couple other digital sources.

[James Tanner]

Hi,

To provide a separate digital input on the CD Player you would have to have circuits that would allow you to 'resample' and 'reclock' the digital signal coming in (BDA-1). This would defeat the purpose of an all in one player where you can sequence the 'Drive' to the 'DAC' through a 'Master' clock (placed very close to the DAC) to optimize jitter reduction.

james

[95Dyna]

Thanks James.  That makes sense and gives me pause in looking at a couple players that do provide inputs.  I place my emphasis on performance over convenience so this is useful advice.  The Swiss army knife is very handy but it's far from the best knife in the drawer!