The effect of source and external "double DACs"?


Is there an "over-DAC" effect if you connect a source component with integral dac (such as an oppo or Cambridge Audio 851c) to an external dedicated dac?

If an external dedicated dac is used, is it better to have just a simple transport for the source?
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Showing 3 responses by mjmch2003

If I might add a question of my own:

Would it be totally crazy to A) Run an optical out from a TV (only optical out for digital) to a DAC in order to utilize the coax digital out from the DAC since, in this case, the coax digital cable is much, much higher quality than the optical cable? B) That high quality coax digital cable would would then run into an integrated amp
with a DAC...