Thanks for the input, I just recieved the Schiit tubed Valhalla amp today and so far i like it. Ill take a look at the dac even though i wont know what the heck im looking at
Almost all CD players have a DAC ( a handful don't - these units are classed as transports )
Some are better than others, it all depends on how it's put together and the Chip installed that does the converting
DAC stands for Digital to Analogue Convertor
However if you want to play from a different input e.g. Computer or Stream over WiFi then you need a DAC with the appropriate input connections e.g. USB, Optical, SPDF ect