isotopesope
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I am a complete DAC noob, and am curious about adding an outboard DAC to improve the SQ from my old Sony DVD player I currently use as a CD player in my 2 channel system:
https://www.cnet.com/products/sony-dvp-ns710h/specs/
obviously nothing fancy, but I don't really play CDs often... mainly I just play records, listen to FM, and play some cassettes. So, not looking to spend a lot on something that's more of a curiosity for me at this point, and ultimately won't get tons of use...
The Schiit Modi 2 Uber or MultiBit have been of interest to me for awhile now, especially that they are USA made, but it has me looking at bit rates and wondering if it's "worth" going from the Sony's onboard 16bit DAC to the Modi's 24 bit?
More specifically, I am wondering why should I spend $250 on a 24 bit DAC when I could spend that or less on a used Oppo BDP-95, with an onboard 32 bit DAC, and perhaps be way ahead of the Sony DVD carrier/outboard DAC scenario.
am I too focused on bit rates? I suppose what really matters is the DAC's chip and the device quality? Again, I am a total noob with this digital stuff.
https://www.cnet.com/products/sony-dvp-ns710h/specs/
obviously nothing fancy, but I don't really play CDs often... mainly I just play records, listen to FM, and play some cassettes. So, not looking to spend a lot on something that's more of a curiosity for me at this point, and ultimately won't get tons of use...
The Schiit Modi 2 Uber or MultiBit have been of interest to me for awhile now, especially that they are USA made, but it has me looking at bit rates and wondering if it's "worth" going from the Sony's onboard 16bit DAC to the Modi's 24 bit?
More specifically, I am wondering why should I spend $250 on a 24 bit DAC when I could spend that or less on a used Oppo BDP-95, with an onboard 32 bit DAC, and perhaps be way ahead of the Sony DVD carrier/outboard DAC scenario.
am I too focused on bit rates? I suppose what really matters is the DAC's chip and the device quality? Again, I am a total noob with this digital stuff.
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