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How to get into high end digital? (Feeding a DAC)

I am looking primarily at the Schitt Yggdrasil or the Topping D90.
  • How does one feed those?
  • I am assuming any sort of CD transport would output the bit stream?
  • or… they get saved to file and played from some media player into the DACs.

Some example of what is commonly done would be great.

The system currently consists of:
  • TT —> Audio Research PH2
  • An old Nakamichi 5 disk CD player
  • TV
  • Audible Illusions line stage (New tunes on the way, but it still sound OK to me with the old tube in it)
  • Prima Luna (with GoldenLion and TS KT-120 one the way… and I might I’ll get the VTL mono blocks 100w/ch serviced)
  • Vandy 2C and Vandy sub

I also have a Home Theatre pre, which is Roon capable, on the way… So that maybe does some of this for me as well? 

But to be totally honest, the digital side is a bit of mystery to me.
I have always thought we plug in a CD player and the signal comes out. (Maybe with some nuance in DACs, clock jitter, and filtering to separate the higher end from the lower end products.)
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mgrif104
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@jasonbourne52
This forum is generally assumed to be for those who want to intelligently discuss making their audio systems better. Certainly the OP is of that mindset.  The information you shared just isn’t remotely true in any modestly high performing system.

Of course, everything is budget and system dependent. However, I could swap digital cables for you in my system (and you could even pick which cables) and you would very clearly and immediately understand that they sound different - even in a blind A/B test.

I could also swap out my good streamer for a Bluesound node and you would clearly and immediately hear that they sound different - even though my DAC is supposedly “immune” to jitter. I get that your experience may not support what I’ve stated above - in which case, you’re missing out.  But, you’re also misleading others who are in search for something better.  Unless you’re intentionally trolling - certainly a possibility - but then you’re a busy troll here.  

To the OP - lots of other information on these forums (in this thread and others) to help you.

Peace, 

 
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