Best DAC for SONY SCD XA5400es
Looking for recommendation as to which DAC would pair best with my SONY SCD XA5400es CD player. I want to use SPDIF coax output to the DAC. The rest of my system is McIntosh MA7000 integrated and B&W 802Diamonds. I am not looking for preamp function in the DAC. Price range $2-3k. How would Benchmark DAC 3 B sound?
So I decided to try the latest Bryston DAC - BDA-3 and ordered it yesterday. Just curious to see if/how the HDMI output will work. Thanks for your suggestions.l100 OP Hi; I would be very interested to read some news from you: did it work? I mean... do the Bryston DAC (via HDMI) read the DSD file (SACD disc) from the player Sony HDMI output? Thank you very much. |
mahler1231,259 posts05-03-2020 12:44pmThe Sony can also output DSD over HDMI. If you have a DAC that has an HDMI input, then you are getting DSD. For that reason I recommend the Bryston DAC3. You are welcome to add something :) |
