Thanks for all the replies so far...My friend does indeed have a very high quality system. He was however, using the analog outputs of the DVD player direct into his pre-amp.
He also has a stand alone DAC which he hooked up to the
digital output of the DVD player for me to compare. The sound was very similar to the DVD player by itself! Although with the DAC in play there was a slight increase in bottom end response.(Very slight).
I found out today that the Pioneer he uses is the model 414,if that is of any help. He does use the player on an isolation stand with custom isolation feet on the player itself, apparently all else is stock! While the overall sound wasn't quite as resolving as my system, it was amazingly good considering. Not close to my analog rig OTOH.
He also has a stand alone DAC which he hooked up to the
digital output of the DVD player for me to compare. The sound was very similar to the DVD player by itself! Although with the DAC in play there was a slight increase in bottom end response.(Very slight).
I found out today that the Pioneer he uses is the model 414,if that is of any help. He does use the player on an isolation stand with custom isolation feet on the player itself, apparently all else is stock! While the overall sound wasn't quite as resolving as my system, it was amazingly good considering. Not close to my analog rig OTOH.