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If the pre-pro's DAC is a QUALITY 5, why do you think it would output a 3/4?
If the pre-pro's DAC is a QUALITY 5, why do you think it would output a 3/4?
High-end CDP/DAC into Pre-pro
My general question is this: is it worth buying a high-end CD player with a high-end DAC, only to run the analogs out to a pre-pro that's going to go through its own AD-DA conversions for bass management (I have a sub/sat set-up), leaving me at the mercy of the pre-pro's DAC in the end anyway?
For example: let's say I have a CDP with a QUALITY 9 DAC. I run the analog out into the pre-pro, which does its conversions, and then runs it through its own QUALITY 5 DAC. Will the output always be limited to QUALITY 5, or will it be something more like 7 or 8 (a slight degredation of the original 9 signal from the CDP)?
Thanks for your input!
For example: let's say I have a CDP with a QUALITY 9 DAC. I run the analog out into the pre-pro, which does its conversions, and then runs it through its own QUALITY 5 DAC. Will the output always be limited to QUALITY 5, or will it be something more like 7 or 8 (a slight degredation of the original 9 signal from the CDP)?
Thanks for your input!