Marantz SA 14 upgrade or add DAC?


Have a Marantz SA14 circa early 2000's and can Upgrade to a OPPO 205 or add a DAC via Coaxial or optical.
Considering a Schiit Gungnir or Yggdrasil or perhaps a used DAC. Any thoughts? Listen mostly to Vinyl
mjs

Showing 1 response by anwar

It depends on your needs, whether you are only playing redbook CDs or you also play high-res music, either in PCM or DSD.   Playing DSD/SACD will not work if the external DAC is connected to the coaxial output of SA-14 or Oppo 205.

If you have the budget, consider Marantz SA-10 or the limited edition Marantz SA-KI Ruby.  Their approach in DAC-less conversion direct from DSD (all formats upsampled to DSD 4x) is worth reading.