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does MacBook Pro need a DAC?

Not an engineer with a basic question. Just got a new MacBook Pro. It has AudioMIDI setup with format up to 96k hz.
I am using it by plugging in a cable into a headphone jack with the other end going into the receiver. A friend suggested I get a DAC. but I don't see what purpose would an additional DAC serve. Isn't my MacBook Pro already converting digital to analog signal? and is it doing it efficiently? enough for high quality reproduction? thanks in advance to all who respond
petar3
petar3 OP
67 posts
 
many thanks to everyone who responded to my original question.
following consensus advice, i got a DAC, cheap one, Shiit Modi 3.
And you were RIGHT as far as I can tell. Detail, detail, detail -- much more of it.
mesch
3,529 posts
 
Congrats on your purchase. The Modi 3 is a great product for it's cost.
dougsat
374 posts
 
Modi 3!
What an excellent bang for the buck product.
Maybe one of the best buys currently out there.

Enjoy!
r12973
1 posts
 
Is there an equivalent to the Dragonfly - compact quality converter - but for audio in (microphone)?
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