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The implications of using HDMI hookup for music

post #1 of 7
12/28/11 at 2:31pm
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This is a basic question that I can't phrase properly to get AVS (or google) to cough up an answer I really understand. If it's been done to death, just send me the links:

Yes or no: if I use HDMI to connect a universal player to my receiver, does it matter what sort of DAC is inside the player?
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post #2 of 7
12/28/11 at 2:40pm
No, it does not matter.
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post #3 of 7
12/29/11 at 3:48pm
Nope, just transporting digitally at that point. The receiver/pre-pro/ etc... now bears that burden.
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post #4 of 7
12/30/11 at 6:58am
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Originally Posted by dscottj View Post

This is a basic question that I can't phrase properly to get AVS (or google) to cough up an answer I really understand. If it's been done to death, just send me the links:

Yes or no: if I use HDMI to connect a universal player to my receiver, does it matter what sort of DAC is inside the player?

Only analog outputs of a player use the inboard DAC. All digital outputs - coax, optical, HDMI, and USB will bypass the DAC.

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post #5 of 7
12/30/11 at 7:06am
I decided to load my cd's in my 400. Disk bluray changer and was shocked how good it sounded via hdmi vice coax or optical. If that helps in any way
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post #6 of 7
12/30/11 at 5:32pm
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I decided to load my cd's in my 400. Disk bluray changer and was shocked how good it sounded via hdmi vice coax or optical. If that helps in any way

All you are doing here is bypassing the internal dac's of your player and using an upstream components DAC's. Without knowing what that component is, you might as well just tell us that chocolate tastes good to you.
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post #7 of 7
12/30/11 at 6:13pm
My bad, i'm running it thru a Onkyo TXNR 809 in pure mode.
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