I found the DAC article in the April issue (191) quite interesting, but one topic wasn’t addressed. I play music from my MacBook Pro via an HDMI cable to one of the HDMI ports on my AV receiver. I do this either from my older MacBook Pro, via a USB–C to HDMI adapter; or from my M1 MacBook Pro via its HDMI port.
Would a DAC device make the sound better, or does my AV receiver take care of that? And are there DAC devices that take a signal from USB–C and output HDMI? Should I use an alternative input on the receiver? Thanks.