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Old 01-18-2008, 11:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
SunWarrior
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Default What's Benefit of DAC ???

My main source is an Arcam CD93 player. Its built-in digital-to-analog converter upsamples Red Book CDs to 192-kHz, 24-bit audio.

So, what would the benefit of an external DAC be for that source? Thinking of boxes like the Benchmark DAC-1 or the PS Audio Digital Link III Audio DAC.

Since the Arcam's DAC already upsamples, tell me why I might want to spend $1K for such a device. What else would a DAC box do?

Dave, who would certainly consider an external DAC if real SQ improvement were likely
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