A cartridge change is a big change, not quite as big as a loudspeaker change but right up there. DACs do sound different but not to the same extent as a cartridge change.
Is the DAC the digital equivalent of a cartridge.
I'm thoroughly convinced that the closest thing to the source of the music/sound is most important component. I'm an analog vinyl guy, but am looking into digital, and was just wondering if DACs have the same influence on the sound because it's as close to the source as the cartridge is.