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right now i have a crappy ($30) dvd player. its called "diamond" by an asian company. I use it becuase it pretty much allows me to watch any cd/dvd/vcd/etc from any region.

now, once my axiom system comes in and i decide to watch a dvd with that dvd player, will it reduce the quality of the sound????

If you are hooking your DVD player through coax or optical toslink cable, you receiver does the work. From your sig, it looks like you have a Denon 3805, so don't worry about movies. They will sound great

If you listen to Hi-Rez music (DVD-A, SACD), however, you will definately have a problem. Hi Res plays through analogue connections, which basically means your DVD player provides the quality of sound.

I would worry more about the picture quality.

ya, i'll eventually get a dvd player that can play everything from all regions. I am planning to get the oppo one, but i am worried that once i get it shipped over, it wouldn't play all types of dvd/vcd i have from different regions.

i guess its good to know that my crappy dvd player won't degrade the sound quality if i put it thru coax input.

Hello blackorp

Your Axioms will only make your system sound better. Different DVD players have very different sound qualities. It's not price dependent. Low cost Toshibas have very good redbook sound quality, so do some Pioneers and Sonys. Check out AVGuide.com's recommended components (DVDs), their reviews have been very good over the years.

Good luck!

blackorp, just wanted to chime in and agree with the others who posted about the coax or optical digital outputs. Even the cheapest players will be able to transmit the digital audio stream without degrading it. Remember, digital audio is just ones and zeroes.

thanks for all the response.

Oh, so there is no time domain at issue here? Just 1's and 0's, no transport issues? No jitter issues?

OK, I'm running right out to get a nice $10 CD Player, no difference between that and a $30,000 CDP. Hot damn!

I'm not 100% sure, but I imagine all A/V receivers would have to retime the incoming signal in order to get it into the DSP. The DSP clock is going to be fixed frequency... it's not going to jitter around following the SPDIF signal even if there is jitter on it.

The receiver's DACs are, presumably, connected to the DSP output not the raw SPDIF input so from a pure sound perspective I don't think the $10 player would make a noticeable difference provided you are using the coax or optical inputs.

If you use the DACs in the player (connect via line level analog) then all bets are off.

Peter, it looks like audio reality is finally beginning to sink in!

You're beginning to see the light... er.. laser.
Save your $10. I'm pretty sure you already have a CD player.

Just a reminder that despite everything we have said, buying a better DVD player will probably give you a noticeable *picture* improvement. I stress *better*, not just more expensive