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A few questions about DAC basics
Mraybeck - Thanks for the info on your experience. I am trying to be careful about which route to go. I appreciate the info. I had been wondering what role the Denon plays with any signal that comes into it-digital or analog.Obviously to do the DS... 
A few questions about DAC basics
Mrowlands - Thanks for the response.Good suggestion about using both the digital coax out and the optical out from the CD/DVD player to different "destinations" as this would not limit my choices to having to find a DAC with digital out for pass t... 
A few questions about DAC basics
Thanks for the responses. Sorry if these questions are pretty basic.So, it sounds like if I want to have a better two channel signal for playing regular CD's the DAC needs analog outputs.If I understand correctly, if I also want to be able to pres... 
Digital Optical Cables - how important is brand?
Thanks for the info and help! 
Digital Optical Cables - how important is brand?
Phild - Thanks for sharing your experiences.I am not sure my setup with the Pioneer Elite DVD/CD player, the Denon DTS receiver for preamp, and the Parasound is quite good enough to reveal some of the differences within the coaxials that you menti... 
Digital Optical Cables - how important is brand?
Phild- Thanks for the recommendations.How would you describe the differences between the two?I have a pretty neutral sound with my setup right now.Is one more forward in a frequency range, or is the Boulder just that much better overall? 
Digital Optical Cables - how important is brand?
What I have read in some reviews seem to indicate a burn in of some sort by some manufacturers. 
Digital Optical Cables - how important is brand?
Thanks for the responses.Did a lot of reading last night and glass sounds like it gives people better performance, and the Sound Professional glass Toslink came up on several forums as a good choice for reasonable cost. I will give that a try.Ok, ... 
Hum in Parasound HCA 800 II
Thanks for the input.I hooked up the speakers using some cheap Monster XP 16ga wire I grabbed off the shelf.No hum to speak of so far through the speaker line outs.I will see how it goes at different times the next couple of days.--T 
Hum in Parasound HCA 800 II
Yes, it is a power amp that has XLR to RCA inputs from my Mackie mixer.Going to get some speaker cable right now to see if the hum is present in the speaker line out also.Thanks for the response.--Tony 
Pioneer Elite DVC 36 DVD versus DV 37?
Ok, now I am going to sound really stupid, but what is 3-2 pull down? I am assuming it is some kind of ratio for screen size. I will be using S-video for now on a Toshiba 30 inch, but will move up to a better TV in near future so I wnat progressiv...