Home Theater Forum - View Single Post - Why doesn't the analog outputs on a universal player degrade the sound (DVD-A/SACD)?

John Garcia · 09-12-2003, 04:05 PM

The difference in quality between analog and digital is not solely determined by the connection type. If your player has better DACs than your receiver, you can actually get BETTER sound via the analog connection and good cables.

09-12-2003, 04:05 PM	#3 of 6
John Garcia Member Location: San Jose, Ca. Join Date: Jun 1999 Local Time: 01:45 PM Local Date: 11-22-2008 Posts: 11,228	The difference in quality between analog and digital is not solely determined by the connection type. If your player has better DACs than your receiver, you can actually get BETTER sound via the analog connection and good cables. "The trouble with the world is not that people know too little, but that they know so many things that ain't so." - Mark Twain HT: Marantz SR-8300, MA500 monoblocks x 2, 5X GR Research A/V-2s, Adire Audio Tempest sub, Denon 2900, Oppo 980H, Toshiba HD-A2, RC2000MkII remote, Panamax 5100, Panamax Max2 sub, Slim PS2, PS3 60G + 320G USB Bedroom: Marantz PM-7200 Integrated, GR Research A/V-1s, Sony 222ES SACD, RC3200 remote, Panamax M8EX Audio: Audioquest * Video: Bluejeans My DVDs My HT