rajacat Wrote: > I own a XR55 and a SB3. I recently purchased an external DAC(mhdt lab- > Constantine) which will arrive in a few days. I thought that I could > upgrade the output of the SB3 without going the mod route by bypassing > the SB3 DAC with the digital out> DAC> audio out> XR55. So are you > saying that this is a waste of time and money? I thought that if you > input a digital signal via SB3 optical/coaxial to the XR55, it would > make use of the receivers internal DAC. On the other hand, if you input > an analogue signal via external DAC, the RCA audio inputs, the XR55's > DAC would be bypassed. I guess that I'm a bit confused but is there > another DAC right at the amplifier stage that causes another > digital/analogue conversion therefore more complexity and less SQ?
with the setup you have, it will be worse than if you plug in the digital output of SB3 to the Panny. By giving the Panny analog signals, you're using the ADC of the Panny, which is pretty bad. If you need to use the Constantine, get a Class A/B amp. Try hooking the SB3 digital out to the Panny and hear the difference. -- khewa ------------------------------------------------------------------------ khewa's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4751 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=22502 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
