Signal chain DAC question

Occasionally I'll stream Amazon Ultra HD from my Samsung 9X via an HDMI to my Oppo 105, thence to the Pathos integrated via balanced IC's.

Question: Which DAC is in use in this chain? The Samsung or the Oppo's?

simao08-11-2020 1:29am

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simao OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,819 posts 08-11-2020 at 07:16pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @melm Thanks! So if I switched to RCA, would that be the Samsung DAC? Or is that completely out of the equation?
djones51 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,947 posts 08-11-2020 at 08:32pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If the Samsung has left-right RCA out you could connect it to the integrated using the Samsung DAC.
djones51 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,947 posts 08-11-2020 at 08:35pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete What's the Samsung 9x?
simao OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,819 posts 08-11-2020 at 08:37pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It was the mobile phone recommended for the best sound and internal dac
melm Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,076 posts 08-11-2020 at 08:50pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If you switched from the balanced ICs to the RCA it would make no difference. If you want to hear from the Samsung phone DAC, and i'm not sure why you should want to, keep it away from the Oppo. Use the phone's headphone output connected to RCA terminations and into the Pathos.

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