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bigguyca
3355 posts · Joined 2007
#604 ·
Jan 3, 2023
Guys don't crucify me, trust me I searched and searched and read and read...but I'm still not 100% certain of one thing:
Does the AVR 10 on the XLR input (I want to hook up a streamer/DAC with balanced output like Cambridge/Arcam/Lumin/etc...still trying to figure out which one)
allow an external DAC's analog output on the XLR to pass through directly to the 2ch amplifier I have connected for L & R channels (which will be a JC5
via XLR's as well)?
Basically I don't want to bother getting a separate DAC/streamer if I can't get a clean passthrough for stereo music listening on the AVR10 (don't want to deal with XLR switching, separate 2ch preamp etc).
I have the AV10 ordered but don't have it, or the amps in hand yet FYI, I am just trying to decide whether I should also order a streamer/DAC at this time.
Thank you!
The answer depends on your definition of "directly." If the AV 10 is like at least medium level and above Denon/Marantz AVR/AVP's,
then there is no analog to digital to analog conversion in the AV 10 in Direct or Pure Direct modes with analog inputs.
Past the A to D to A question, you can decide from the description of the circuitry below of the AV 10 below if the word "directly" applies.