Denon 2900 and Dacs

I agree-cd sound leaves much to be desired-sacd-dvd-a, no
problem--I sent my 2900 to Modwright--Dan Wright,had the
truth-tube mod done----BIG-difference---highly recommended.

I tried a MF Tri-vista DAC with my 2900 and although it was an improvement, it didn't seem huge. I ended up with a MF A5 which is a tremendous performer and much better then the 2900/trivista. I have also listened to an Exemplar 2900 which is awesome.

In my experience with the 2900 as a transport using the MF Trivista. I found very little difference between the player audio output and the DAC audio out. It wasn't untill I went with a dedicated transport the Theta Digital Data Basic II that my digital front end came to life. A huge improvement over the 2900 as a transport.