Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Technical Questions CD to Denon connection question.

That's a good question, Randy. I've been wondering the same thing. There's a lot expensive external DACs out there and I'm curious as to how much of it is snake oil.

I'll see if I can try it out this evening. My Sony CD player is supposed to have an "SACD quality" DAC inside. I've never used the optical or digital connection to bypass it.

My ears aren't that good, though, and I can usually only tell differences in quick A/B switching. I'll have to choose music I'm really familiar with.