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help jitter, toslink, and DVD question

I'm currently using a mid-priced ($450) Toshiba DVD player as a transport into a Monster Toslink cable to a B&K Ref 30 pre/pro for both music and movies. I've been concernced that I may be "missing out" because my transport may be full of jitter or other problems, and some on this site think Toslink cables are crap.

Instead of replacing the DVD, I'm considering purchasing a used Monarchy DIP jitter reducer and a higher quality digital coax cable(to run from the Monarchy to my B&K for decoding). I'm thinking this may be a low cost upgrade that will smooth things out (even though I don't know what jitter is doing in my current system...).

Does this sound reasonable? And, should I ditch the Monster Toslink going from the DVD player into the Monarchy and just buy two new digital coax cables(so I will be using digital coax all the way around)? Any suggestions for low-cost, high-quality cables (and where to get them) would be much appreciated!

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mnmatt
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I have the cheap Pioneer "Elite" DVD player (434) I am running into a Monarchy 96/24 DIP and then into my B&k Ref 30. When I ran it in using TOSlink first and then bought a couple of Coaxial cables to try the sound. I prefer the coaxial much more over the TOSlink. Also I could not believe the dramatic difference the Monarchy made in the sound!! It was night and day.

I spent about $600 for the pair of coaxials, but after some experimentation with other coaxials I think the Onix cables you can pick up from Av123.com should suit you just great and only set you back about $200 for a pair of the Thunder digital cables.
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