Which component D/A converter should I use?

aaharvel
aaharvel Posts: 4,489
edited September 2005 in Electronics
My Harman Kardon 235 has a 96/24 bit d/a converter that's accessible by using the digital out to the cd player. However, I have an older model Sony ES single transport that I just love- but I have no clue as to what the specifications are regarding it's D/A converter (is it 16bit, 24bit, 1bit??) The model # is cdp-209es. It came out around 1991 I think. This player's information doesn't even come up on google. If anyone has this or another older es cdp like it could they tell me what kind of DAC's their player is packin?

I just want to use the better D/A Converter- the problem is I don't know whether it's in the Harman Kardon Receiver or the SOny ES player.
H/K Signature 2.1+235
Jungson MagicBoat II
Revel Performa M-20
Velodyne cht-10 sub
Rega P1 Turntable

"People working at Polk Audio must sit around the office and just laugh their balls off reading many of these comments." -Lush
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  • bknauss
    bknauss Posts: 1,441
    edited September 2005
    Try both... give a listen... make a decision. That's the best way to make decide which is best in audio :)
    Brian Knauss
    ex-Electrical Engineer for Polk
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited September 2005
    Andrew, as has been suggested just listen to both and see which you like. Sometimes it's better not to know ahead of time all the spec/details it might make for a less biased listening session.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • aaharvel
    aaharvel Posts: 4,489
    edited September 2005
    yeah i think i'll just keep it like it is. just too damn lazy to switch $hit around. :rolleyes:
    H/K Signature 2.1+235
    Jungson MagicBoat II
    Revel Performa M-20
    Velodyne cht-10 sub
    Rega P1 Turntable

    "People working at Polk Audio must sit around the office and just laugh their balls off reading many of these comments." -Lush
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited September 2005
    Why mess with success? If you like the way the Sony sounds on its own, leave it be.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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