Mnyb wrote: > Good to see , it's basically a toss up depending in implementation as > usual , there is no way to favor any digital interface over the other > all basically "works". > > And AV recievers have got awesome performance lately ? If it has preout > you can probably surprise an unsuspecting audiophile :) using the preout > to drive power amps . The weakness in HT recievers are still the power > amp and the power supply they may struggle with some speakers .
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