Is HDMI worth It in term of sound quality?


Do you think HDMI with it's uncompressed audio coding worth it? I have a budget for an old but good set of separates or a newer receiver such as the Pioneer SC27. The old separates may have better sound quality but won't have HDMI support, but I wonder if the new HDMI audio coding will compensate for the inherent inferiority of typical receiver.
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Showing 1 response by richardfinegold

I have a Pioneer Elite 59 DVI (DVD_a, SACD, no Blu Ray). It has an i link. I just bought a Pioneer receiver that accepts i-link (NO HDMI connections). The sound is great.
firewire will beat HDMI or any digital or analog connection everytime. I would go
that route and not worry about whether you need a receiver, seperates, etc.