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I'm confuse Do i need a dac for my cd player ?

Do i need a digital analog converter to my Arcam cd73?
If i will add my Sigma (tube)digital analog converter to my sytem,is this means sound improvement or just waste?
System included are Cary slm-100 amp and Cary spl-88 pre-amp.Listen mostly soft jazz and rock.Thanks all of you in advance for any information you can give.
pescolar
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swampwalker
5,138 posts
 
If it is a cd player and not a transport, you do not NEED the DAC. If the Arcam has a digital out, you can try and see if you WANT the DAC in the signal chain.
mapleleafs3
190 posts
 
You need a Dac Period.
jdombrow
371 posts
 
Pecolar - you do not NEED a separate dac. The Arcam CD73 is a standalone CD player.

As Swampwalker said, if the unit has a digital out you can connect a DAC in the signal chain to decide if there is an improvement over the stock Arcam unit.
chadnliz
3,736 posts
 
When you run a cd player using RCA the signal passes thru an internal DAC, like others say if you want to use an outboard DAC you are free to do so using an optical or coax digital cable (then you cd unit becomes simpy a transport)
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