Parasound c/dp1000 paired with parasound d/ac800

[cortico]

hi all, am I gaining more sound quality by pairing this CD player with the DAC or better just leaving the player alone?

Thanks!

 

[SoNic67]

They have identical DAC's (PCM67) so I think the CD will sound better due to the fact that the digital signal will reach the DAC with less conversions (avoiding the potential jitter-inducing SPDIF connection).
BTW, PCM67 is one of the first chips from BB (now TI) to use a mixed R-2R (multibit, 10 bit) with delta-sigma (1 bit).
Performance wise... they are not so great, the R-2R part wasn't very good (THD+N only -86dB).

 

[cortico]

Thanks,

by the way there is kit on eBay to convert the Parasound DAC-800 to fully 24bit/96kHz compatible after the upgrade.

From the listing:
"By replacing the the old YM3623 SPDIF receiver and DF1700 digital filter with the latest, 24/94 compatible CS8414 and DF1704 respectively your DAC becomes absolutely top notch and will run circles around the latest 1Bit Delta-Sigma low cost offerings. The upgrade offers not only the latest specs but also huge improvement in sound quality"

Is this recommended? Not sure what is the improvement...

 

[SoNic67]

Well that would matter only if you had any HD audio files to listen to - like 24bit/96kHz downloads from HDTracks.
However, since you don't have the PCM63 (true multibit) DAC, the price and effort to upgrade might not be warranted. After all a very decent Schiit Modi Uber (latest generation of delta-sigma) is only $149.

 

[odcics2]

They have identical DAC's (PCM67) so I think the CD will sound better due to the fact that the digital signal will reach the DAC with less conversions (avoiding the potential jitter-inducing SPDIF connection).
BTW, PCM67 is one of the first chips from BB (now TI) to use a mixed R-2R (multibit, 10 bit) with delta-sigma (1 bit).
Performance wise... they are not so great, the R-2R part wasn't very good (THD+N only -86dB).

Actually that chip had legendary groundbreaking performance. I have one and it still performs above it’s weight class! Recently did an A to B comparison with a Rega Planet 2000. Parasound easily won.