DCD-1560 vs. DCD-1560?

[davstev]

I have the DCD-1520 and I love it. Has anyone compared this to the DCD-1560? What, if anything is better about the 1560? They look almost the same on the outside.

Thanks!

 

[davstev]

Erhm....My title should have DCD-1520 in it....

 

[xero-D-hero]

Both should be very close in terms of SQ as both have excellent Burr Brown DAC's in them (2x PCM64P vs. 2x PCM1701P).
Both have the same transports too (KSS-151A) so they're the same in that respect as well.

Me,,,I'd take either,,,no wait a second >>> make that both !!! LOL...

HTH

Bret P.

 

[davstev]

Both should be very close in terms of SQ as both have excellent Burr Brown DAC's in them (2x PCM64P vs. 2x PCM1701P).
Both have the same transports too (KSS-151A) so they're the same in that respect as well.

Me,,,I'd take either,,,no wait a second >>> make that both !!! LOL...

HTH

Bret P.

Both---- I hear ya...

They sound very very comparable. I wonder what the original retail prices were, and why they might have varied?

There's a 1560 for sale locally. Not cheap, but it got me thinking if my 1520 needed a big brother...

Thanks!

David

 

[kmed]

there shouldn't much difference between the 2
both very good machines
i have a 1560 and 2650
only difference is features

 

[Raynald]

The 1560 was the follow up to the 1520, the next year's model as it were. As I recall from selling Denon back then it had some extra tech (more bits/oversampling/whatever) to keep up with or ahead of the competition. Not worth changing for, as mentioned they were very similar. The upgrade would be to something like a 3520 or 3560 IIRC.

 

[SoCal Sam]

The 1560 was the follow up to the 1520, the next year's model as it were. As I recall from selling Denon back then it had some extra tech (more bits/oversampling/whatever) to keep up with or ahead of the competition. Not worth changing for, as mentioned they were very similar. The upgrade would be to something like a 3520 or 3560 IIRC.

Agreed, DCD-3520 and DCD-2560 with dual transformers are a cut above. Extra effort means better channel separation.