I wish there was an indexed archive file on this board because I think this was discussed before. Anyway, if both a CD player and DVD player have the same identical DAC's by brand & number, will CD's always sound identical if played through the same receiver and cables?
IE, the Harmon Kardon 31 DVD player and Cambridge Audio Azur C 640 CD player sounded virtually identical playing CD's and both have Wolfson 24-bit/192kHz DAC's. If anything, and this might be psychological on my part as I didn't want to spend another $500 if I didn't have too, I actually preferred the sound of the $350 retail Harmon Kardon with an optic cable receiver link to the $549 retailCambridge Audio Cd player attached by $125 Diamondback cables, as it sounded slightly more natural and less forced. I also sit about 10 feet away from my speakers if that makes a difference. The Bottom line is I thought I'[d be better off recouping most of the money I spent for the Cambridge CD player on my limited budget.