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Will a new Dac improve the sound?

I have an older CD player( Cary CDP1) . It sounds good ,but would a new or used Dac in the line improve the sound? Looking at Dacs in the $600 - $1200 range. I know the other equipment would also matter in the outcome, but as a general question......do you think this would be an upgrade to the sound? Or should i go another route?

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charliecheese
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I’ve used the following upgrades in my low-budget system for the last several months:

1. Audiolab 6000cdt transport

2. Cambridge Audio Dacmagic 200 DAC

3. Wyred4sound Remedy reclocker (purchased late last year)

Total price: @$1500.

A big improvement to my digital source (lots of 44.1/16 CDs, no streaming). CDs are now 96/24 playback. Improved soundstage with everything much more focused. Almost no harshness a lot of the time; when it occasionally happens, my uneducated guess is that it might be the quality of the masters that were used. Totally happy with the results.

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