Best DAC to use with Polk XM tuner?

What kind of success have any of you had with an outboard DAC with the Polk XM tuner? Does an outboard DAC improve upon the Polk's audio RCA outs?

whatjd02-16-2007 4:29pm

narrod Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,064 posts 02-16-2007 at 04:50pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It helps but the sound is still pretty disappointing. A Bel Canto 1 or 2 is a good match but don't expect miracles.
koiman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 51 posts 02-16-2007 at 08:51pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I use a Bel Canto Dac 2 with my Modwright SWL 9.0 SE pre amp, Channel Island D-200 power amps and Salk HT3's Veracity speakers and it sounds darn good. It diffently improves on the RCA outs. use a good Digal cable, I use a analysis Plus cable.
ryanmh1 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 32 posts 02-17-2007 at 12:40am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Stick with the onboard outputs unless you already have an outboard DAC to run it into. Any nonlinearities of deficiencies in the onboard DAC will already be SWAMPED by the poor nature of the XM medium itself. The DAC component of the Polk is more than capable of complete transparency where XM is concerned, unless you're looking for something to take the edge off the aliasing distortion.. :)