cd player use as a dac?

I just went with the Resolution Audio Opus for that exact reason. It is being shipped so I have not tried it yet. But it just makes sense to take advantage of the internal dac.

The Adcom GCD-750 has a digital input so it can be used a a DAC. This may be one of the less expensive cdps with DAC capability.

Some CD players have digital inputs and you can use them as a DAC. Most of these players are pretty expensive too. I have owned 2 players with digital inputs (they also have built-in analog mode volume control, so no pre-amp needed in an all digital system). My previous player was the excellent Resolution Audio Opus 21 ($3500 new) and my current player is the (value King, IMHO) Quad 99 CDP ($1500 new).

Enjoy,

TIC

Some CDps have a digital input and/or output and some do not.