Sony XA5400Es CD Player DAC Upgrade?


I was wondering if using an outboard DAC with my Sony CD player would improve the sound?

It sounds good now, but I am curious if anyone has used other DACs to improve the sound. 

I use it in a bedroom headphone system. The music goes from the Sony player to a Woo WA22 headphone amp.
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Showing 1 response by edcyn

Yeah, I hate to say it but....  I get better (if not Whole World of Difference) fidelity in every parameter when I route my XA5400's Red Book output through my much-maligned-on-this-website's Mytek Brooklyn Bridge.  With hybrid discs, the Mytek BB actually makes my Sony's Red Book CD output come whisper close to what I get from the Sony's SACD feed. Yeah, it could be an EQ difference, but sometimes I actually prefer what the Mytek delivers.