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Old DAC versus built-in DAC

November 8th, 2019, 4:08 pm

What's worse: an old DAC or a built in DAC in the average cheap DVD/CD player? Would that old DAC improve the player's sound?

Re: Old DAC versus built-in DAC

November 8th, 2019, 4:30 pm

You’d need to look at it on a case by case basis, but generally speaking a good old dac is probably better than a cheap new player...

Re: Old DAC versus built-in DAC

November 11th, 2019, 12:38 am

It's that Pop Pulse that has the left channel issue when connected to optical. I hooked it to a old Sony DVD player and use it to listen to CDs.

Re: Old DAC versus built-in DAC

December 29th, 2019, 2:53 pm

How about the built-in DAC on the average AV receiver?

Re: Old DAC versus built-in DAC

December 29th, 2019, 3:55 pm

I bet they measure quite well.


mix4fix wrote:How about the built-in DAC on the average AV receiver?

Re: Old DAC versus built-in DAC

December 29th, 2019, 4:34 pm

There's no one answer for every possible combination of products. Try it both ways and see which sounds better. It's fun!

Re: Old DAC versus built-in DAC

December 29th, 2019, 7:46 pm

You could try just listening to music instead of monkeying around with junk equipment
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