CD outputs

[Bazil]

This could be a numpty question but hey if you don't ask etc..

CD/DVD players don't have output selectors , so if I have a Digital co-ax cable into a DAC > RCA > Amp and also RCA direct to amp , is the CDP's circuitry being over used or are they in use anyway ?
The amp would also be receiving the music twice but that has an input selector , is the amp being over used as well ?

Hope you have understood that :D

[struth]

Pretty sure its not gonna matter. Unless the cd player has a switch to switched off its dac section then its all on. Amp will only process which one you select

[Bazil]

Thanks Grant , I suspected as much but wasn't too sure.

[Audio Advent]

In terms of the amp, it would be the same as having a tuner and cd player connected with both powered up. Quite a normal situation.

And of course you can switch between the inputs to do a rough listen to see which sounds the best and in what way.. (I say rough, because likely one will be louder than the other and the brain prefers the louder).