if neither component uses tubes than you're fine otherwise put tubed component on top.
no tubes - no problem as usual :-)
no tubes - no problem as usual :-)
Placement of DAC
I am considering trying an outboard DAC as a possible upgrade . Due to logistics ( i.e. the size of my rack) I would probably have to place the dac on top of my cd player. Any downside to this? CD player does not get warm, not worried about heat. Also, what is the current preference re: simple interface between the two: coax or fibre-optic? Thanks in advance for any help.