> I am thinking about buying a Squeezebox and wonder if the onboard DAC on > the Squeezebox compares to the DAC in my Denon AVR-2803 receiver. Should > I connect the Squeezebox through stereo RCA to the Denon receiver or use > optical/coax digital connection. > I have recently started using a Denon AVR-2805 receiver (so not quite the same but presumeably similar). I connected up my SB2 using both analog and digital (coax) cables... I had expected the digital link (ie using the Denon's DAC) to be better, so got some half-decent digital cables made up.
However, when I did some switching between the two, I found a clear preference (to my ears) for the analog connection (ie using the SB DAC), despite the fact that I am using some very cheap cables for the moment. This was using "Direct" mode on the receiver. I don't possess the audiophile vocabulary to try to describe the difference, so I won't. I will say that I am VERY happy with the sound I'm getting. YMMV Ceejay -- ceejay ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ceejay's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=148 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=21775 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
