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Better to buy a high end network player with a DAC?

A good network player does alot.  And some really good players on the higher end include a dac.  Seems to get a really good player, you need to have it come with a dac.  And these dacs seem really amazing, but you lose independence that a separate dac allows.

Why do they force an internal dac on you, and is it all that bad?  Advantages with an internal dac?
jumia
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fuzztone
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I’ve never been "forced.".
I can not relate to yer "problem."
Answer is no.  
Not better (than what?) just differentThe exact same DAC should be better on board.
No guarantees.

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arafiq
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@jumia -- the list I provided above was in fact 'streamer-only' solutions. This was in response to your first post -- 

Seems to get a really good player, you need to have it come with a dac.  And these dacs seem really amazing, but you lose independence that a separate dac allows.

As you can see, there are many world class players that do not come with a DAC. I listed a few, I'm sure there are many more.
mahler123
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The premise is flawed.  Plenty of great players out there come minus a DAC.  Melco, for one
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jumia OP
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Melco seems to offer mostly servers included with players.  Servers inside a player seems a bad idea?  Dont follow why melco is any good.  They offer an expensive switch for 2k, which if u use an optical connections seems pointless.
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