Hi guys, I've been browsing the forum for a while, but this is my first time posting. I was hoping you could help me understand DAC's and a few scenarios in my situation:
Here is my current setup: Denon AVR - 1612 Squeezebox Duet My understanding is that the AVR has a DAC, but so does the Squeezebox. The third option would be purchasing an external DAC (with the equipment I have, is this necessary)? Before we get into external DAC's, I have some questions about my current setup: In order to use the Squeezebox DAC, does the setting on the receiver have to be in Direct mode? Does it matter if I use Optical Out or RCA cables? ->My understanding is that optical out is sending a digital signal and my receiver is then decoding it (regardless of direct mode, stereo, or dolby) If I decide to use my receiver's DAC, does it need to be in optical? If I were to use the analog, RCA cables would the signal go from Digital -> Analog -> Digital. If so, how bad is this? Any help understanding this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks ------------------------------------------------------------------------ laylow's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=57610 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=96780 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
