Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Technical Questions Optical Connection vs Firewire Connection

Hi dmn23,
From my reading, Denon i.Link(I think that is what it is call) is proprietary and works with Denon products only. Pioneer VSX-56 firewire is not proprietary and will work with other firewire products.

I was looking at the Pioneer VSX-56 because it has firewire. The HK 7300, their flagship model, does not have firewire, and Yamaha RXV2500 does not have firewire.

You can get the Pioneer for about $1000 if you buy from an unauthorize online dealer.

It's because of this that I'm having a hard time deciding. I want the best audio I can get and seems like I need to get firewire in order to do this without spending more than $1500 for a receiver from an unauthorize online dealer.