Quick CD Transport and DAC Question...
Don't slap me for asking a stupid question...please...
Can someone please help me to gain a better understanding of the functionality of both a CD transport and a DAC. I have a basic understanding of how the two work to play a CD but I would like to go a bit deaper.
Thanks.
Also seeking enlightenment...
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Originally Posted by Woochifer
CDs are digital carriers, the laser reads the digital bits off of the CD and routes it into a digital bitstream. The transport simply spins the disc and reads the data. What happens next depends on how you connect it.
A DAC is needed to convert the digital signal into an analog signal. The CD player has a DAC on board, which converts the signal to analog and routes it through the L/R output on the back. Most newer CD players can also output the digital signal through a digital output. All 5.1 home theater receivers have DACs built in, and they can take the CD player's digital output and decode it. Or the receiver can take the analog output from the CD player.
However when you have a Universal player and you are feeding the 5.1 outputs from it directly into your AVR then are you using the Universals DAC or the recievers DAC when listening to redbook CD's? I have a Denon 2200 Universal and a Denon 3805 that has a Burr-Brown DAC built in. What is the configuration you think I should use to get the best two channel sound possible for listening to Redbook CD's?