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Originally Posted by btf1980
IMO, I would go for the Oppo. My reasoning is this. Ultimately, you will upgrade your prepro in the future. I view the Denon to be a waste for those using HDMI, since they will most likely be bitstreaming directly to their prepro. From that standpoint, it is no better than the Oppo. The D to A conversion in the player is irrelevant in that scenario. Furthermore, the Oppo can do DSD over HDMI, another plus considering the price difference between it and the Denon.
The Denon is for people who have no plan on upgrading to a modern day prepro and would prefer to use analog outs for good and don't want to bother with an HDMI prepro at all. If that is your position, then that would make sense. If not, I would pocket the 4K and stick with the Oppo.
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Has anyone gone to the trouble of listening to SACD over HDMI versus over analog cables? I personally do not have the ability with my equipment. I have however been able to compare CD over HDMI, Coax, and analog cables. My experience has been that CD over analog cables in my system sounded better followed by coax and finally HDMI.
So I am wondering what others have found. I am beginning to think that HDMI is of great convenience but not necessarily the be all to end all for audio reproduction.
Anyone want to do some testing?
Rich