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New to dac/cd transport concept

I'm new to breaking up the cd player and dac into seperates. Some seem to love the results, While others don't. My question is if I use my marantz 8260 cd/sacd player as a transport and marry it with a very good used dac of the 1-2K range used will I gain anything?
Also will I still be able to use the dac w/sacd's,or will the dac have to be sacd capable. Have no expierience with this type of setup if the questions sound stupid.
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artizen65
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Osgorth,

What connections are these manufactures using from the transport to DAC. I am interested as my DAC is DSD capible but only has RCA and optical inputs.

Thank you
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Russe41,

Well where to start. You will not find a high end Transport DAC combination that will play SACD as it is a proprietary format. If memory serves me correctly Denon and Sony have SACD outputs from some of their players that will feed their AVP's.

Transport DAC combinations are reserved for redbook (CD) playback.

When I made the leap to seperates for a digital front end I found the transport made a significant difference. It took 4 transports to reach the level that I was after.

The transports ability to read and transfer the data from the CD to the transport is IMHO very important.

Ok that said I feel you can find a good used DAC for 1K. I would recomend a digital cable from Bluejeans cable (Just google it). Then find a used theta data basic II transport for $600.00. Then spend the other 400 on your favorite music.

I feel that you will not miss SACD with a good redbook front end.

Good luck.
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