You explained better in the first two minutes of this video than the fifteen minutes I just spent watching elsewhere. Thank you!

Great presentation, illustration and information. Short, direct and straight to the point!

Great video currently running a Marantz cd67se( i purchased bk in 1996/97, about £300 at the time; through optical out on the bk to a Lindy 70468 external DAC. £70 at the time. This goes through a Marantz PM7200 amp to Paradigm mini monitors spks. All old equipment; if you use good quality cables it makes a difference. most of this system was purchased around 97-2002. still sound epic to me. x Always use QED cables for RCA, optical and speaker cables.

I have an older blueray dvd player repurposed as a cd transport using toslink to an external DAC. Works like a charm, sounds great. Cheapest solution, but super sound which suits me as I am not rich, lol.

Good Job Man finally a Video that goes into how to do the Job on how to connect a CD player into a DAC. I have seen Multiple videos on dac and cd players & amplifiers. But you're the first one who has explained it properly by giving a Visual look into the bk of all 3 Components 👌👍now can you give me some Advice what DAC to buy Not a cheep one & Not too Expensive one U Used urself or one U have Reviewed I'm just getting into it all. I have a Rotel CD player & Rotel Amp Thank you

Hi! Thanks for your handy tips on getting the most out of our "vintage" audio equipment. Today I got me an used Sony DVP-S725D DVD/CD Player from a friend of mine, who surprised me by simply not asking me for any payment at all. This couldn't come in a better moment because I'm temporarily unemployed due to very necessary physical therapy, 5 days a week. So spending money on good but non-essential equipment should be avoided. My amplifier (6.1 receiver) is a Yamaha RX-V450 and my speakers are some old B&W DM-303 at the left and right front, a Yamaha YST-SW005 subwoofer and a central Mission 73c speaker still made in England like the B&Ws. I no longer have surround speakers because my pair of Mission back left and right plastic cased ones had some unexpected encounters with the floor and suffered way too much damage for me to try and fix them myself. I rarely watch DVDs and if I want to check out a Blu-ray disc, I go to the living room where the home cinema is actually setup. Could you please try to give me the requested info on the external DAC? I'd really appreciate it! Best regards. Sorry for the report... But I'd like to ask you for a totally unbiased opinion on an external DAC like the one you use. I couldn't find the brand nor model name, neither the price. Do you think it would really be worth the investment? My previous CD-Player was a DVD-Recorder with DVD/HDD, a Sony RDR-HX780. Sound quality of the unit I brought today is impossible to be compared. Natural Bass on the B&W speakers (to the point of not using the subwoofer on many recordings) and some clean treble/high frequency sounds were totally non-existent while playing CDs on the DVD recorder. I could only listen to a Cypress Hill album my friend forgot inside the DVD/CD-Player and the Trainspotting 1 Ost. Now this was an upgrade that I would gladly have paid 50€ for.

Cheers mate😊.nice and simple.

So l have the Oppo BD105 BLU-RAY player and love it!! I use it with an external DAC, the Exogal Comet Plus via digital out/ BNC I also have an old school ARC LS15 tube preamp in another 2 channel system So to get streaming l bought the Audioengine B1 that also has a built-in DAC and connects to the LS 15 pre amp with RCA But you can also connect an external DAC from the Audioengine B1

Thanks, very helpful.

That is really helpful thank you very much for taking the time to explain this. I have a Integra DBS-30.3 blue Ray DVD player and it has the digital audio input and also the digital audio coaxial input. which one is best for a DAC?

Can I use the port stating Digital Audio IN or does it have to state OUT? Because that's the only digital port I see on the player

Very helpful video

Many AV receivers will have both analog RCA and digital (toslink & coax) per input as well. So no need for a third box if you have one of those.

Is it true, that cambridge cd player front is plastik?Which brand interconnect and coaxial cable,is it in the picture?

what about connecting my arcam cd23 cd player i use digital output to bel canto dac / pre then rca or xlr out of my dac to my roksan caspain integrated mk 1 ???? it has pre amp in and out so i assume this allows me to utilise the pre amp in my dac and not my amplifier ??? can you help

Thanks a lot for this.

Very helpful, thank you. 👍🙏

If the Amp has digital outputs too, running to a seperate DAC and Transport, would the signal be transmitted with the aux line out selected still? 😊

Will the DAC actually improve the sound of your Cambridge CD player? I have a newer Yamaha CD-S300 Cd player running through my older Marantz 1060 Amplifier. I don’t have any complaints on the sound but if it would improve I may consider buying the DAC. Now I also have an older Onkyo TX-8511 receiver that I have never really been happy with the way it sounds even with my JBL Studio 230 speakers. Would a DAC connected to the Yamaha CD-S300 CD player improve the sound of the Onkyo TX-8511 receiver? Modestly price DAC? I am almost sure there is no coaxial jack on the Onkyo receiver. I believe it was purchased in the late 90’s or early 2000’s. Thanks for your time and expertise.

very helpful review -- Q: is it possible to have your modi dac connect to multiple audio sources? for example, could you have it simultaneously connected to both a CD player *and* a laptop? thanks

Thanks for your great channel and reviews. What kind of good budget dac you recommend to connect it to my Fosi V3 ? Kind regard and best wishes

So with that setup, do I use the volume knob on the dac listening to Cd, if so what is the volume knob set at on my amp?

If your using an integrated amplifier, could you connect a blu-ray player's digital output directly to the amplifier and use its DAC. Is there a need at all to get an external DAC in that circumstance?

I have a question is there a noticeable difference in sound quality using an external deck hooked to a CD player also what is that single-cable called that runs to the dac to cd player thanks for the videos you got a new subscriber

A ni9vice question for you. I have a Pioneer vintage SX-780 receiver and want to add cd and dvd thru it. On a previous video you mentioned a Sony dvd player. Would I need a DAC to go along with this? Thanks for taking the time to answer.

That's what I do from my oppo player coaxial out to my external DAC and analogs out to my preamp . My DAC is Teac and my model oppo is bdp-103 . I find RCA out from external DAC is much better good video

what is best to use optical or co-axial. iv heard coaxial has a better bandwidth for sound?? i alwayd use good quality leads using a qed performance 0.5m optical lead atm. have both outputs on the cd player.

Do you know that you have the “wbc” directional rca cables installed backwards? The arrows show how they should be connected, grounded on source not destination.

Just get a analog to digital converter and connect to the back of analog cd player , and then connect to the DAC.i did , and it sounds great.

Thank you

I know I'm late here, but what input on the back of an AVR would you put the RCA cables from the DAC to bypass DAC chip in AVR? Using a Marantz SR7015. Thanks.

What’s powering it now

New to this. Is this essentially turning your Cambridge CD player into a CD transport or is that something else entirely? Thanks

Best way to hook that Denon up is to a Schiit Loki or Lokius eq to greatly improve the sound.

Do you feel that the music sounds better when using the outboard DAC vs the one built into the CD player?

Good instructional video for sure. My question is does the modi external dac actually improve the sound in any way? I know this question was already asked but would it be possible for you to find out and let us viewers know?

Great easy way. How about a recivier how that hook up ?

Thanks for your videos! I follow your instructions to buy a sony cheap blu ray and use it as transport, how do i make sure that im no using the dac in the blu ray, and i using the external dac (cambridge dacmagic 100). Many many thanks, best regards

Do you prefer semi modern (20 yr old) AVR or vintage 2 channel receivers from the 70's for music only?

What about the PS Audio Gain Cell Dac which has analog RCA inputs?

If you use the coaxial output on the cd player, then there is no output on the RCA analog outputs? If that’s the case, that kinda sucks. I was thinking of doing some instantaneous A/B testing between the internal DAC and an external DAC that I was thinking of purchasing to facilitate the process of evaluating it, so I could return it relatively quick if necessary🤔

Nice video. I have an older discman with a single 3.5 line out Is this a digital line out? Analog? Please help explain....Thanks!!

Would this Onkyo DX-C390 6 Disc Carousel CD Changer Player be able to hook up to a newer dac?

What the difference between a coax digital out cable and a regular rca cable?

Does the dac sound better?

the Marantz cd6007 I posess has changed the DAC chip to an AKM 4490 (the CD6006 used a Cirrus CS4398), allowing the CD6007 to process high-resolution files. So things are good anyhow.

Does having that external DAC turn your cd player into a transport?

what brand rca and coaxial cables?

Hey so what just bought the same Dac and I’m not getting any sound. I have a JVC XL M401 cd player and a Sony STR-VX200 receiver. Any help?

I have a modi and it is no better than the DACs in both my budget AVR receiver and CD player.

What for sacd?

How much does the sound improve when using the dac with a cd player?

But the dac in Cambridge Audio CD players are really good ,even the budget ones. Do you really hear a difference in the sound , very imperceptible I take it.

i know im doing a very naive and silly question .... but appoligise me form my ignorance .... whats a DAC and whats its use ?!!!! sorry for this silly questions ... but greetings from Portugal Rui

I just picked up a thrift store CD player it has an input and it doesn't work but if I plug it right in the amp it does

Hi why do you need an external dac when there is one in the CD player sorry for my ignorance I’m new to this game

A Japanese made denon CD player wow! What DAC does it have and what did it cost used v

I just tried this. Got no sound from the cd player

I don't know what a DAC is or why you need one.

Wouldn’t the dac in cd player bra much better then that shift

Hmmm. you say you are connecting the digital cable from the CD player to the DAC digital OUTPUT connection. There is NO digital coaxial OUTPUT connection on your DAC, just a digital coaxial INPUT connection? Did you miss-speak ? Addition: Yeah, just looked at the manual for your DAC. The coaxial/optical are INPUT connections not OUTPUT. Can be confusing.

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What's a sh*t modey dack? You say it within first few seconds of the video, here.

Whay for? Modern DACs sounds so lame