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Default External DAC to upgrade CD Player?

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MiNe 109 wrote:

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"SkiFastBadly" wrote:

I came across a reasonably priced Adcom GDA 700 DAC. Would taking the
digital feed out of my consumer grade Sony CD player significantly improve
the sound, or would it be a complete waste of money?

I'm running Adcom GTP 450 as a pre-amp, Adcom GFA 5500 as a power amp, into
Klipsch KLH 20 speakers.


If the price is right; you might find the HDCD capability to be a
significant improvement, although most cds are encoded that way.


....are NOT encoded [with HDCD].

An audioreview.com contributor claims it has the same DAC(s) and filters
as a much-higher-priced Mark Levinson model. Try it out before buying if
you can!

Stephen