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RE: SACD to HDMI to ??? to external DAC?

Posted by Stimpson J. Cat (A) on October 25, 2016 at 21:49:28

In Reply to: RE: SACD to HDMI to ??? to external DAC? posted by Kal Rubinson on October 25, 2016 at 04:46:31:

Thanks everyone. And thanks, Kal. Yes, I did sometimes use the analog output of the Oppo. Come to think of it, it did sound really good. Playing devil's advocate, the CD layer on those discs is probably great, and the Oppo's down-rez digital output is probably also great sounding. I'm not sure what I was getting.

The complexity was starting to annoy me. The Oppo's settings required a connected TV, and the Monoprice had delayed action on its controls for channel, stereo/multi-channel, and mute--sometimes leading to a few minutes of frustration when things didn't work.

But are you suggesting that the more convoluted chain could actually sound worse? Why? Would you suspect more likelihood of jitter?

So I could try: (a) analog RCA directly to the preamp -- but I think the Schiit DAC is better; (b) digital coax at CD resolution into external DAC; (c) PCM through HDMI to Monoprice / coax to external DAC.

I'm tempted to just buy the Cambridge transport and connect it to my Schiit DAC, which is simple. Actually, the simplest thing would be to not touch anything, but I just moved and realized that I wanted my good audio system upstairs in the big room, even though the tv is downstairs. So I'm going through some re-org and re-thinking.

-David

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