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Advice on outboard DAC using DVD as transport

I have a Sony DVP-NS900v dvd/cd/sacd player.

SUMMARY: Good video, acceptable SACD playback, not great CD playback.

I was thinking, buy an outboard DAC, use the optical out to the DAC for CD playback, use the coaxial out to the pre/pro for DTS/Dolby Digital. Or vice versa.

Any thoughts or specific DAC models to look at?

I am budget restricted to about 300 or 400 hundred.

Thanks in advance.
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Thanks so much for the advice.

I am closing a deal on a Theta DSPro basic one, kinda old, but upgradable. It only accepts Coaxial, so the setup will be---Toslink to my Pre/Pro for movies---Coaxial to the DAC. I am 90% 2 channel 10% movies.

Budget is paramount and the Theta is inexpensive. If this works out I can send the unit in to Theta and upgrade to IIIa.

What about that Sony DVD as transport?
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