joncourage Wrote: > I read somewhere that in most HT-type receivers it is impossible to turn > off the A>D conversion/signal processing (and therefore the > redundant-seeming A>D>A cycle), and that even the "True/Direct Bypass" > features don't bypass this conversion, they only bypass tone controls > and other DSP-type processing. Hmm, that's a valid point. I don't know whether or not the same holds true for my Pioneer. I checked the user manual (as much as it can be trusted), and it says that the Direct setting "bypasses all effects and surround settings" to output audio that's "as close to the input source as possible." They make no mention of A->D conversion... whether that's because most consumers don't really know what A->D conversion is or because the conversion still takes place, I don't know.
So that question is still open, and you could very well be right that even the Direct setting still goes through the A->D->A conversion... in which case using the SB3 digital outputs is pretty much my "only" recourse to ensure proper sound. I guess I could try emailing Pioneer, though I'd have to reach someone whose technical knowledge would be trustworthy (as opposed to scripted responses). -- cepheid ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cepheid's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3845 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22635 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
