Pioneer MJ-D508 - Manual (Page 42)

The DAC (short for Digital/Analog Converter) is one of the
nnost important parts of the MJ-D508. That's because it
acts as the interpreter between the language of digital
audio spoken by MD , and the language of analog sound
that we hear and understand. Just as two people who
speak different languages need an interpreter who can
speak and understand both languages, the DAC keeps
busy converting analog signals to digital, and digital signals
back to analog.
In normal use, the DAC works in the background: you play
a disc; you hear the sound—you don't need to worry about
what happens in between. However, with the MJ-D508
it's possible to use just the DAC part on its own to convert
any analog signal to digital, or digital signal to analog. In
fact, any source you feed into one of the recorder's inputs
appears at all of the recorder's outputs. This, combined
with the option of applying Digital NR to any of the inputs,
creates several uses for the stand-alone DAC.
do with it?
❖ Improve the sound of your CD player, or other digital component, by using MJ-D508's DAC
The sound quality of digital audio is largely dependent on the quality of the DAC, so taking advantage of the latest
design DAC in the MJ-D508 may improve the digital-to-analog conversion and therefore the overall sound quality.
❖ Use Digital NR to clean up noisy sources
Connect your cassette tape deck, or any other component, to your amplifier via the MJ-D508 and switch on the
Digital NR for improved playback sound quality.
❖ Improve the audio performance of your PC
Because the inside of a computer is less-than-ideal for high quality analog audio, sound quality can be improved
dramatically if an external DAC is used to get audio in and out of your PC. (Note that you'll need a soundcard with
suitable digital inputs and outputs—see the instructions that came with your PC soundcard for more information.)
Example set up:
Cassette deck,
turntable, etc.
Analog in with
Digital NR on
Digital player (CD
player, etc.)
Digital In using the DAC
of the IVIJ-D508
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Analog out for analog cassette
deck and digital player (above)
Amplifier/receiver
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