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You may be ok with your cheap DVD player. I have compared the digital ouputs of my cheap Sony CD mega changer players through my $3000 Anthem AVM 20 preamp DSP processor (Burr Brown amp and 192kHz/24-bit DACs)....and frankly I hear no difference between this and the analog output of the CD changers themselves (provided levels are matched).....
The Anthem AVM 20 had good reviews and at a list of $3100 it was said to be like $5000 equvalent gear......in my mind if this is not enough to spend on a DAC, a DSP processor , and multi channel preamp electronics in order to hear an improvement ....then I am not prepared to spend the kind of money that it must be necessary to actually hear an improvement....for the time being my trusty "low fi" Sony CD mega changers will do just fine!
I may simply be lucky...others report huge differences in transport/DAC's...I just haven't had the same experiences...but, admittedly, I also have not tried $5K and higher cost transports/electronics...so maybe I am missing something... no doubt some people will think I am missing out....I won't lose sleep over it though...I am glad I spent most of my money on the speakers.
You may be ok with your cheap DVD player. I have compared the digital ouputs of my cheap Sony CD mega changer players through my $3000 Anthem AVM 20 preamp DSP processor (Burr Brown amp and 192kHz/24-bit DACs)....and frankly I hear no difference between this and the analog output of the CD changers themselves (provided levels are matched).....
The Anthem AVM 20 had good reviews and at a list of $3100 it was said to be like $5000 equvalent gear......in my mind if this is not enough to spend on a DAC, a DSP processor , and multi channel preamp electronics in order to hear an improvement ....then I am not prepared to spend the kind of money that it must be necessary to actually hear an improvement....for the time being my trusty "low fi" Sony CD mega changers will do just fine!
I may simply be lucky...others report huge differences in transport/DAC's...I just haven't had the same experiences...but, admittedly, I also have not tried $5K and higher cost transports/electronics...so maybe I am missing something... no doubt some people will think I am missing out....I won't lose sleep over it though...I am glad I spent most of my money on the speakers.