Parabellum27
Active Member
Hey there,
I am slowly building a nice setup for the living room and I am planning to go with a vintage amplifier like the Yamaha CA-1000 and I would like to go on the other hand to equip it with modern DAC and connectivity. The thing is that I want to connect my cable box optical output to the DAC and also would need a streamer connected to it. The CCA is an obvious choice but can only connect with optical. This leaves me with the problem with a DAC that sports 2 optical inputs.
One solution would be to use the RCA outputs of my cable box and plug it directly to the CA-1000. I don't know how much of a difference it would make to watch TV but if possible I would prefer the signal to go thru the DAC. This way, that would free up the optical input for the CCA.
Are there some *affordable* (200$ range) DAC with 2 optical inputs? I know Arcam makes the rDAC II but it is a bit expensive. For the DAC, I am leaning to a Schiit Modi 2 Uber or Topping D30.
Any advice?
(And why the CCA can only accept optical for digital output???)
I am slowly building a nice setup for the living room and I am planning to go with a vintage amplifier like the Yamaha CA-1000 and I would like to go on the other hand to equip it with modern DAC and connectivity. The thing is that I want to connect my cable box optical output to the DAC and also would need a streamer connected to it. The CCA is an obvious choice but can only connect with optical. This leaves me with the problem with a DAC that sports 2 optical inputs.
One solution would be to use the RCA outputs of my cable box and plug it directly to the CA-1000. I don't know how much of a difference it would make to watch TV but if possible I would prefer the signal to go thru the DAC. This way, that would free up the optical input for the CCA.
Are there some *affordable* (200$ range) DAC with 2 optical inputs? I know Arcam makes the rDAC II but it is a bit expensive. For the DAC, I am leaning to a Schiit Modi 2 Uber or Topping D30.
Any advice?
(And why the CCA can only accept optical for digital output???)