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CD to DAC to DAT to DAC?

So I receive my Panasonic SV-3800 DAT deck yesterday...

I connect my turntable to the analog input (obviously) and connect my CD player to the digital input (TOSLINK).

I then take the coax out on the DAT deck to my DAC (and then out to the amp over RCA).

For some reason the DAT deck acts like the CD player isn't there. Do I need to run it into the DAC, then out via coax back to the DAT, and then back out to the DAC (and then into the amp)?

This doesn't seem right to me, but I'm just a bit baffled - I mean, does the signal from the CD player need to be processed prior to hitting the DAT?

Thanks,
Mark
ballywho

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ballywho OP
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The DAT machine is able to accept both 44.1k and 48k rates. The darn thing is that the player (I guess I should be happy) has no issues playing through the external DAC.

~mjm~
ballywho OP
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Well, I think I may have wasted tread space here and I apologize.

The deal is that I would like to have the DAT available for any source, like the old days with my Nakamichi, but why on earth would I do this with a CD (thinking of mix tape days) when I could just rip the whole darn thing in nothing flat at 320Mbps and then burn it back to a CD (entire CD, assorted tracks, etc.).

So, I'll just stick to archiving my ancient 78s and 33s, and maybe recording a radio show or two ;)

Sorry again for the space-waster.

Cheers,
Mark
ballywho OP
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Dollysowner:
There are no DIP switches on the 3800. The selector for digital/analog is on the front. It flashes, however, indicating a problem with the signal it sees, when set to "Digital" and the "Record" button is depressed.

I simply don't understand this; unless there's something slightly "clogging" the optical transmitter in the player (I see light just fine) I don't see why it wouldn't lock to the signal.

Gunbei:
After coming back to it just a bit later after posting I had a good laugh.
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