Are DACs superior to top-graded regular CD Players

When techs talks about caps getting old/tired and drying out this is directed at Electrolytic Caps.

What you replaced was a coupling cap if you used a Mundorf not an electrolytic.
From memory this JVC is direct coupled with dc servo's, ergo no coupling caps.

Now lets get back on the OP's subject and stop hijacking his thread.

Cheers George

"When techs talks about caps getting old/tired/leaky and drying out this is directed at Electrolytic Caps."

Either that or they're talking about Schubert.

Nice attitude George..

Yeah, shoot straight and there no room for error, I don't know how to sugar coat things.
There's just too much voodoo in this obsession, like the sound of different mains fuses and such.

Cheers George

Don't think there will be a definitive answer to this question.

My personal preference after much experience is for separate DAC and transport. For instance, I currently own an Aesthetix Romulus Eclipse CDP and I prefer the sound from a separate transport (CEC) feeding the Romulus DAC.
Go figure, I have no explanation. In retrospect I would have been better off with the Aesthetix Pandora DAC.

I figured what the hell the transport in the CDP doesn't add that much cost over the DAC price so I went for the CDP. But I'm not using the CDP drive so what did I save?