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Do I need a Dac?

Greetings All,

I have spent a lot of time reading through the threads and have come to learn a great deal from everyone here at Audiogon. However, I have a question that I hope you fine people will be able to help me with. I currently have a Parasound Halo Integrated, Bluesound Node 2 (connected via coax - Straight Wire S-Link) and J-Tech Digital 5 Port HDMI/MHL Switch (connected via optical - AudioQuest Cinnamon). I use the J-Tech for my Roku 3, BluRay and Xbox One to connect to my TV. My speakers are Revel M-106 and my speaker cable are Kimber Kable - 4TC.

My question is: Will adding a Dac to my system provide any sort of sonic improvement, or would it just be overkill? I am a complete audio noob and am learning as I go along. I have looked at a few Dac’s namely:
1. Cambridge Audio 851D
2. Essence HDDAC
3. Chord Chordette QuteHD
Also, I’m guessing that if I do add a Dac I would connect it to my Parasound via XLR interconnects (DH Labs D-110), because connecting to one of the digital inputs would be redundant?

I would really appreciate any and all advice provided to me on my Audio Adventure:)

Thanking you for your time,
Laurence
kabila

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kabila OP
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Thank you jond and adg101 for your responses. I am very happy with the sound I currently have. My main reason for asking was out of curiosity as it seems that there is always some tweak or addition out there to this very fluid hobby. Out of curiosity which DAC's would I look at that would provide a sonic improvement to my current configuration? As per your suggestion regarding cables: I will definitely look at that aspect further. Are there any other suggestions wrt cables? 
Thanking you again for your time.
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