My hifi connections. Please help.

[Paspolc]

You probably think I'm crazy,but I need the help of someone of goodwill because I'm not quite sure how to connect the various components of my hifi system,apart from the speakers and subwoofer to the amplifier.Before I mess up, If there is anyone knowledgeable who wants to give me 5 minutes of their time,I will be grateful for life.

Thank you very much
Pasquale

P.s.i have to connect also a smart tv Samsung
The schiit is a switcher to select either the turntable or dvd or TV output.

 

[Sokel]

You have three different pre amps if I get it right (Douk,Schit and the one inside Yamaha).
Why?

 

[staticV3]

P.s.i have to connect also a smart tv

Please tell me the model number of your smart TV

 

[HarmonicTHD]

Connect the turntable to the Yamaha Phono In. That DVD player via Coax also to the Yamaha.

Sell the rest (unnecessary).

Please take a picture of your smart tv. It most likely will connect to the Yamaha via either optical or also coax.

 

[voodooless]

Connect the turntable to the Yamaha Phono In. That DVD player via Coax also to the Yamaha.

Sell the rest (unnecessary).

That’s what I was thinking

The TV can go into one of the opticals.

 

[staticV3]

That DVD player via Coax also to the Yamaha.

If the TV has Toslink/Coax out, then I'd connect the DVD player to the TV only via HDMI and rely on the TV's Digital out to carry audio from the DVD player to the Yamaha.
If you connect the DVD's Video out to the TV via HDMI and Audio out to the Yamaha via Coax, and you want to watch a DVD, then you'd have to manually switch both Video and Audio, which is tedious.

 

[Paspolc]

You have three different pre amps if I get it right (Douk,Schit and the one inside Yamaha).
Why?

Schiit is a switcher, douk is a tone controller

 

[staticV3]

Schiit is a switcher, douk is a tone controller

Your Yamaha can both switch and control tone.

 

[Paspolc]

Your Yamaha can both switch and control tone.

Yes, but i prefer an external dac, tks

 

[staticV3]

Yes, but i prefer an eternal dac, tks

Understood. Please tell me the model number of your smart TV

 

[voodooless]

Yes, but i prefer an eternal dac, tks

Why? The most powerful tool the Yamaha has is it’s room correction, which means that any analog sound gets redigitized anyway. Also, you’ll loose all of the streaming features the Yamaha offers.

You can always hook up the DAC… just hook up disc player to TV via HDMI, TV to DAC via optical, and then the DAC to one of the line or CD inputs. If you need the EQ box, loop it in between DAC and line/CD input. You cannot EQ the record player that way, because it needs the phono pre-amp in the Yamaha.

 

[staticV3]

You cannot EQ the record player that way, because it needs the phono pre-amp in the Yamaha.

The DP-300F has a phono pre built-in. It can output Line audio.

 

[Paspolc]

Why? The most powerful tool the Yamaha has is it’s room correction, which means that any analog sound gets redigitized anyway. Also, you’ll loose all of the streaming features the Yamaha offers.

You can always hook up the DAC… just hook up disc player to TV via HDMI, TV to DAC via optical, and then the DAC to one of the line or CD inputs. If you need the EQ box, loop it in between DAC and line/CD input. You cannot EQ the record player that way, because it needs the phono pre-amp in the Yamaha.

That turnplayer has preamp feature. I stream through chromecast connected to the tv. I also play the Yamaha either with Ypao than without, depending on the kind of music/ recording

 

[Paspolc]

This is my tv samsung

 

[staticV3]

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This is my tv samsung

Here's the most logical way to connect everything together, to get the best possible sound quality:

But if you feel like you must bypass the Yamaha's DAC and use the external DAC and tone control, then here's how to set that up:

But I honestly cannot recommended it. You'll get worse sound quality and it'll be more of a hassle to use.

 

[Paspolc]

Here's the most logical way to connect everything together, to get the best possible sound quality:
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But if you feel like you must bypass the Yamaha's DAC and use the external DAC and tone control, then here's how to set that up:
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But I honestly cannot recommended it.

Thank you very much for the documented answer, very kind. I will try the two solutions, but I don't like the Yamaha dac very much, so I bought the smsl su1. Let's say I prefer the second solution, why do you advise against it?
In the first solution you excluded the Douk t8, which I like because it makes my sound a little bit brighter.

 

[staticV3]

Let's say I prefer the second solution, why do you advise against it?

-Higher potential for ground loops
-High output impedance of Schiit Sys could lead to low volume
-High input sensitivity of Douk T8 could result in a clipped signal with either the DAC or TT
-Tubes in the Douk audio increase distortion
-Douk tone controls are much more primitive than room correction built into the Yamaha.
-More potential points of failure
-More boxes and wires, higher power consumption

In the first solution you excluded the Douk t8, which I like because it makes my sound a little bit brighter.

Does the Treble knob on the Yamaha not do the same thing?

 

[JSmith]

I don't like the Yamaha dac very much, so I bought the smsl su1

Unless the inbuilt dac is very broken, it's not likely you would hear any difference at all. Keep in mind too that if you're using DSP functions in the AVR, then the analogue input is being digitised anyway and converted again... unless this can be turned off and passthrough used (assuming passthrough is an option).


JSmith

 

[voodooless]

The DP-300F has a phono pre built-in. It can output Line audio.

Ah, I skimmed the product page, but could not find that info.

 

[Paspolc]

-Higher potential for ground loops
-High output impedance of Schiit Sys could lead to low volume
-High input sensitivity of Douk T8 could result in a clipped signal with either the DAC or TT
-Tubes in the Douk audio increase distortion
-Douk tone controls are much more primitive than room correction built into the Yamaha.
-More potential points of failure
-More boxes and wires, higher power consumption


Does the Treble knob on the Yamaha not do the same thing?

But the schiit is only a switcher, can it still affect the impedance?