A stretch to $500 will get you a used Bel Canto DAC-1.
300 to $400 is probably a MSB Link DAC with upsampling upgrade.
300 to $400 is probably a MSB Link DAC with upsampling upgrade.
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.
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.