DVD player as the best transport to use with DAC?

Related - Some DVD players have one laser head for DVD and one for CD. Can anyone say if or why this is desirable? I'm seriously considering a going to a DVD megachanger and DAC.

I'm pretty sure the DVD as transport recommendation applies to Bel Canto's particular design (used with toslink cable). DVD players don't make bad transports, but I prefer my old CDP's to my Pioneer DV-05 (used with my EVS Millenium DAC2).

Here is my response to a similar question that was recently posted on AA (you may want to do a search on the AA Digital Drive, since one member called BC and had some interesting comments):

"I originally paired the Bel Canto with a Pioneer 525 DVD player and Toslink based on the standard recommendation from from BC. Not bad, but there was no question that using Coax was better, even pretty good (I use Acoustic Zen Silver Photon, MSRP $98, but available for less).

There is also no question that using a good dedicated CD transport was better yet (I auditioned several and decided on the Proceed CDD, about $900 used). I am not sure at what price the CD transport overtakes Coax/DVD, but my recomendation, after listening to each extensively, would be 1) to skip the DVD/Toslink combo completely, and 2) to audition a few transports in your price range and compare to DVD/Coax. The difference between DVD/Toslink (I tried several cables, 1 and 2 meters) and the Proceed/Coax is so large that I have a hard time believing it is equipment and room sensitive, and based on my experience really can not understand why BC makes the recommendation it does. Perhaps I purchased a bum 525, though it was new.

C.

I agree that CD's do make better transports than DVD's. My brother went the DVD route as his transport went down and he was pinched for cash. Others may have different opinions and experiences though. Sean
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I appreciate the thoughtful comments. Ultimately only listening will determine I guess (it always seems to come down to that doesn't it).