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Why a separate DAC?

Hello, I have a 3 yr old Yamaha CD player with Burr Brown DAC chip. What are the advantages of having a separate DAC? What would you recommend to compliment and upgrade this for under $1,500? Thank you.

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DAC's are evolving quickly. I would say that if you can output your CD player to an external DAC, do so.
Two companies are my favorites, since they offer upgrades- Ayre and Schiit.
The latter offers the Gungnir and the Yggy, which I think compare nicely with the Ayre Codex. Both are relatively inexpensive. Under $2K used. 
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