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can i improve my system with a better cd player?

I upgraded just about everything except my cd player. I just use my old sony dvp s7000 as my cd player. In the past I thought all cd player were the same until yesterday when I tried using my ps3 as the player. I instantly heard a big difference. Now I'm thinking I can actually improve my sound by buying a new player can someone recommend something under 500 buciks? I like buying used since my system is dated itself but it still sounds decent to me.
monterey

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monterey OP
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I'm not sure which machine is doing the decoding, either the sony S700 or the yamaha dsp-a1 but yes the sony is connected to the yamaha and then to the b&k amp.
monterey OP
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What is a DAC? how is it different from a player?
monterey OP
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Is this correct to assume. If i connect the cd player to my yamaha via RCA's, I am using the CD player to decode. If I connect the cd player via a toslink to the yamaha, I'm letting the yamaha decode??
monterey OP
31 posts
 
Ok my receiver is a dsp-A1 with an ext power amp, b&k 200.5 running at 4 ohms so I should be pushing 375 watts though them. I also have an energy microstar at 1500 watts as a sub. The speakers are bi wired with some thick monster cables. 1000's I think?
monterey OP
31 posts
 
I like all types of music. I really enjoy sampler type cd's like the kksf collection and demo cds companies put out to show off their gear.
monterey OP
31 posts
 
can the rotel play dts music cd's?
monterey OP
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OK now i'm really confused. I read about the digital to analog conversion. So how I do I tell which of my two machines is doing the converting? Is it the sony or the Yamaha? I connected the sony to the yamaha via a toslink cable. With this said, can I benefit now if I buy a new cd player??
monterey OP
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I think I'm understanding this now, so a better CD player would only be better if I let it decode the music and then run the music thru my yamaha thru the EXT DECODER as a by pass straight to my amp?
monterey OP
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now that i realized that my yamaha dsp-a1 is doing all the DAC, will the rotel improve my system if I connect it via RCA?
monterey OP
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This is a painful purchase because I just counted how many CD players I already have in the house, NINE players! All I need is another one lol.
monterey OP
31 posts
 
Wow I just did the A\B comparison with the digital dac thru the yamaha and analog thru the cd player and the difference was incredible. The yamaha is far superior. Now I don't know if I would be upgrading or downgrading if I buy a new cd player...
monterey OP
31 posts
 
So it would go from the Sony S7000 to the new DAC and then to the yamaha?
monterey OP
31 posts
 
so the cd player connects to the DAC via a toslink and then the dac to the preamp(yamaha) via RCA?
monterey OP
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If i get a dac, will my yamaha be my bottle neck??
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