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DAC question, help!

This will probably look like a stupid question but if an integrated amp has an internal DAC and my CDP has a DAC, which one is being used? The reason I'm asking is I'm looking at the Parasound HINT 6 integrated amp and I already have a Marantz ND8006 which has a good DAC. Should I get an integrated w/o a DAC?
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erik_squires
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Depends how you hook them up.

If you use the digital out of your CDP to the Hint, then the Hint. If you use the analog (dual RCA or dual XLR) outputs, then the CDP.
You can hook both up at the same time, by the way, so you can do back and forth comparisons.

I would choose base on convenience, and cost and sound quality. I wouldn’t avoid the Hint because it has a DAC. :)

I haven't heard the Hint, but the ZDAC was a pretty sweet sounding DAC for peanuts.
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