why use a dac?

if you have a decent cd player, why do people buy 1500 to 2000 dac?

dwhitt03-27-2010 3:17am

aussiemale Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 10 posts 03-27-2010 at 07:12am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete For better sound .
kijanki Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,575 posts 03-27-2010 at 08:18am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete - for better sound - to use DAC as a preamp (I do) - some DACs have headphone amp (my Benchmark DAC1 does) - to connect computer, HDTV, DVD etc. - to use flexibility of a server - to go higher than 16bit/44.1kHz - to play different formats like mp3, DVD-Audio - to be independent from CDP transport failure (it happened to me) Investing in CDP might be risky since CD stores are empty, sales are down and some companies already stopped making CDs (like Linn). Future is in downloads.
transnova Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 294 posts 03-27-2010 at 12:52pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete For fun,varity,and to feed my obsessive/compulsive sickness to buy and evaluate audio equipment!