Thanks for all the feedback and good info guys! I'll try the different setups this weekend. Now...if I can just get the family out of the house for 6 to 8 hours...hmmmmm. Well...my test should be at reference level...right?! hehehe
Brian L: “It would seem logical to me that if you are using the L/R pair of the 6CH out that BM would be applied, but I can say that with many uni-players and BM, logic has NOTHING to do with it” Ok, I’ll concede that point. “I guess if you wanted to do an apples to apples comparo, you could...
Brian L: Yes, I'm talking about good ole' two channel redbook. My 2900 does b/m for SACD & DVD-A for the analog outputs. Why would there be any difference for redbook through the same outputs? But, it's a two channel signal of course. On the other end, my 525 has an analog input (6/8 Channel...
Doug: “The only way to truly find out is to listen for yourself, but I'd be willing to bet the 2900 will outperform your receiver.” That's what I was thinking as well. I’ll have to make the time to experiment with it. The reason why I’m asking is I have an older (music only) setup in my den...
I was considering trying this to see if I could tell any difference. I thought using the DAC’s in my Denon 2900 would sound better than the one’s in my h/k 525. Of course bass mgmt would have to be applied at the uni-player. If the player is b/m capable, why wouldn’t it sound better to keep the...