Dac Question

[lpd]

I have a California Audio Labs System 1 Dac that has three inputs:

cd/32khz, dat/41khz, and aux/48khz.

The cd and dat inputs are optical and the aux is coax. Output is mash and pcm. I have a upgraded 20 bit module as well.

Can I plug a dvd into the aux input and use as a transport? Can I use the coax of a cd player into the aux or do I need to use the optical 32khz input? What would the difference be? I have to manually pick the input signal ie: cd/dat/aux sampling rate with a button on the front. I'm concerned that I may choose the wrong one?

I can see the cd and aux as useful but am not too sure about the dat. Any ideas/info is appreciated as I am more a analogue turntable fellow just experimenting with digital.

Thanks

[lucpes]

Originally posted by lpd
I have a California Audio Labs System 1 Dac that has three inputs:

cd/32khz, dat/41khz, and aux/48khz.

The cd and dat inputs are optical and the aux is coax. Output is mash and pcm. I have a upgraded 20 bit module as well.

Can I plug a dvd into the aux input and use as a transport? Can I use the coax of a cd player into the aux or do I need to use the optical 32khz input? What would the difference be? I have to manually pick the input signal ie: cd/dat/aux sampling rate with a button on the front. I'm concerned that I may choose the wrong one?

I can see the cd and aux as useful but am not too sure about the dat. Any ideas/info is appreciated as I am more a analogue turntable fellow just experimenting with digital.

Thanks

Strange device by what you just described, but I think that all inputs have all three sample rates, 32,44.1,48kHz. Just plug the dvd in the inputs and see how it goes... you can't damage anything by doing so.