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CDP or DAC with DVD player

Hello,

Is there an easy answer to this question:

Which will sound *better* for 2 channel audio?

1. Lower end audiophile CDP (e.g., Marantz CD5001 or Onkyo DX-7555)

or

2. Regular DVD player (e.g., Marantz dv3002) coupled with a nice DAC such as Channel Islands VDA-2 or Benchmark DAC-1.

People talk about cd playback being more than just the D/A conversion, and I want to believe that. Actually, my preference would be to buy the CDP, but I can't see doing it if it doesn't offer better sound. Any feedback from personal experience with this decision would be great. Thanks in advance.
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jlc76
37 posts
 
Kijanki,
Isn't it possible to have the SACD decoded out to analog and then the redbook CD digital to a DAC? This way you don't have to convert the SACD DSD to PCM. I have a Sony 9100 ES and I am thinking of doing this exact setup with a Benchmark. If I could run a phono stage through the Benchmark I wouldn't even need a preamp.
jlc76
37 posts
 
Well, there is a new Benchmark that has one set of analog inputs, but for my setup I would need two (one for SACD, the other for my turntable...which would still need a phono stage).
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