Seriously, buying an external DAC isn't going to help here. The SB is more than a match for the DAC in a 90's Onkyo amp, particularly when the "CD" is a re-burn of mp3 tracks.
There's something more fundamental going on. Two obvious things to check - are your sources level matched? Louder sources always sound better to the human ear when comparing, so if they're not the same level you're not doing a fair comparison. Second, which input are you using on the amp? If it's one designed for a turntable it'll sound terrible. To be sure, use the one labeled CD. You also should try switching out the cable in case it's bad, and it's worth using the digital cable from the DVD player just so you're comparing apples with apples. -- radish ------------------------------------------------------------------------ radish's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=77 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=58810 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
