Just thought I'd throw in my 2 cents worth.
I have my SBT connected via coax to my Denon AVR 1912 streaming flac
files from my Vortexbox. Speakers are Paradigm Monitor 9 floor
standing.
I have often wondered the same about connecting a DAC but, to be honest,
I am very, very happy with what I'm
Atlantic wrote:
Very interesting thoughts. (I don't know anything about DACs and
today's amps - we only have traditional analogue kit, actually just
integrated miniHiFi systems with various analogue inputs.) I think
you're saying that most analogue conventional amps are ok, but not the
Assuming you have an older amp (giant Sony, can't remember model #) and
it does not have digital inputs. What is the best input choice for
analog out from a squeezebox? Inputs inlude video, phono, DAC/DAT.
Obviously a new amp is a good choice. I haven't found one that has the
form factor
Mongo wrote:
Assuming you have an older amp (giant Sony, can't remember model #) and
it does not have digital inputs. What is the best input choice for
analog out from a squeezebox? Inputs inlude video, phono, DAC/DAT.
Obviously a new amp is a good choice. I haven't found one that has the
In short use digital inputs on modern equipment :) the analog is for
legacy support of you VHS or tape deck or similar .
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You must compare for yourself, properly, to decide which DAC sounds best
to you. You may not hear much if any difference.
Set Touch volume to 100% then volume match output to speakers for each
input type for fair comparison.
To use Direct mode you must use a pair of full range speakers (can't
Hence you loses a lot of functionality in the receiver by going the pure
route ( if it really exists denon product page is a bit ambiguous ).
Audyssay room eq sub xover et all .
For example nowadays some 5.1 simulation modes are really good not a
gimmic .
I can not be sure but I would guess that the best option for sound
quality would be to use the RCA SPDIF digital out from the Squeezebox in
to one of the RCA digital inputs on the Denon AV Amp. This will mean
that the Denon will do all of the digital conversion and then send that
direct to the
Yep modern AV receivers are very good, things happened in the latest
decade , the small signal processing is very good usually .
The remaining weakness ,that would cost money to fix is the relatively
weak power amps that don't work very well with all speakers .
And then it is the space issue (
Mnyb wrote:
The space issue may be fixed with the next generation of switch mode
amps comes around , similar to the latest designs from NAD that is among
the few that can hold the line against conventional amps ( most switch
mode amps are not really up to it ).
Very interesting thoughts.
Atlantic wrote:
Very interesting thoughts. (I don't know anything about DACs and
today's amps - we only have traditional analogue kit, actually just
integrated miniHiFi systems with various analogue inputs.) I think
you're saying that most analogue conventional amps are ok, but not the
Atlantic wrote:
Very interesting thoughts. (I don't know anything about DACs and
today's amps - we only have traditional analogue kit, actually just
integrated miniHiFi systems with various analogue inputs.) I think
you're saying that most analogue conventional amps are ok, but not the
Atlantic wrote:
I've been thinking about the Harmon Kardon range
i suggest deciding on the speakers first (and spending most of your
money on them as well), and only then deciding on the amp/DAC, depending
on what it takes to drive the speakers you like. The differences in
sound quality
Julf wrote:
i suggest deciding on the speakers first (and spending most of your
money on them as well), and only then deciding on the amp/DAC, depending
on what it takes to drive the speakers you like. The differences in
sound quality between decent modern amps is much smaller than the
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
Analog is analog so yes using the analog outputs on the squeezebox may
introduce the effect that the analog signal is reencoded as digital (
depends on how your reciever works ) .
In general a true analog bypass in rare in HT receivers novadays
sometimes not even a direct mode is what that ?
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