PCM player advice

[martinswimmer]

Apologies for a stupid question - I'm mainly an analogue listener.
I've recorded some of my LPs onto a 24bit 92khz audio recorder in the PCM WAV format and was wondering if the playback would be improved if played on something else rather than the Mac laptop.
I don't have a digital out on my audio recorder.

[Macca]

I'd output from the laptop via USB to an external DAC that should give you 100%.

[martinswimmer]

I'd output from the laptop via USB to an external DAC that should give you 100%.

Thanks. How much would a DAC better than the Macbook built-in one cost? Which one would you recommend for a noticeable improvement?

[Lawrence001]

Get one of the Topping or SMSL DACs for about £100 they are decent for the money.

[Macca]

Thanks. How much would a DAC better than the Macbook built-in one cost? Which one would you recommend for a noticeable improvement?

It's not so much that it will be a better DAC just that having it off board eliminates the possibility of added noise.

Like Lawrence says a DAC from Topping or SMSL will be notionally perfect and not expensive.

[Jimbo]

Thanks. How much would a DAC better than the Macbook built-in one cost? Which one would you recommend for a noticeable improvement?

A separate DAC used with a MacBook is noticeably better but you don't have to spend too much cash. I have had a number of MacBooks and use Audirvana and my off board DACs have always sounded better.

[Poldark]

S.M.S.L SU-1 has had many positive reviews and is a very sensible cost

https://amzn.eu/d/hKzoImZ

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[Lawrence001]

It's not so much that it will be a better DAC just that having it off board eliminates the possibility of added noise.

Like Lawrence says a DAC from Topping or SMSL will be notionally perfect and not expensive.

"Notionally perfect". What a can of worms you have summed up so elegantly

[Macca]

"Notionally perfect". What a can of worms you have summed up so elegantly

is it possible to sum up a can of worms?

[Lawrence001]

Must be if you did it