Linking QUAD67 CD Player to Denon S770H

[TLS Guy]

@TLS Guy : Re the physics, I had been under the impression that the feed from the single RCA output had been digital as the installation guide said it was “reserved for future digital use“. Even if it had not yet been converted, the fact that it worked on the amplifier’s digital coaxial input meant that it was using the amp’s DAC rather than it’s own. That it won’t work on my amp because of the lack of a digital input remains. I hope that I will still be able to pass that physics exam as I admit I have forgotten much.



Tony

The optical connections are digital. So the output of the Quad at the RCA output is digital ahead of the Quad DAC. Now the converter converts the digital electron stream to an optical photon digital stream. The DAC in your receiver will then convert it to analog. Then you can hear it.

 

[Eppie]

The digital coax to optical converter that TLS Guy linked to will do the trick and allow you to use the optical input on the Denon (as that model lacks the coaxial digital input) but I see little benefit over simply using the analogue RCA inputs on the Denon. It's not like the DAC in the Quad is bad and you will likely not notice any difference compared to the DAC in the Denon. I think it would come down to how many devices you have connected to the Denon. If you are using the Cable/Sat and Media Player HDMI inputs and lack connections to support the Quad, the adapter makes sense, but if the Quad works fine on the analogue Cable/Sat or Media Player inputs, you can simply use the other HDMI inputs and just have to put up with mismatched labeling for your components, which I think lovinthehd already addressed. That model may allow you to re-label the inputs in the setup menu.

 

[tkray111]

@Eppie : Sorry, I saw your suggestions (with which some I discuss below only after I had posted the following. In particular I have noted my concern with the DAC converters, that I have no RCA or coaxial HDMI connection and that using the Media Player path has not worked so far):

Denon themselves seem to have pointed the way to the DAC converters. So far their other suggestion of using the assignable Media In with the RCA cables and then naming the Media Input 'CD' (as suggested already on the forum) hasn't worked.

I have considered changing to a Yamaha AV Receiver RX-V4A which has the coax input but is a bit more expensive rather than buying a converter. This is because the reviews about such converters that I have read on Amazon show roughly 9-15% of problems or failures such as poor sound, poor volume, distortion or unwanted sounds.

In my search for an answer I would very much appreciate if there are any recommendations or advice from members about DACs

With thanks for any response,

Tony

 

[mtrycrafts]

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Denon themselves seem to have pointed the way to the DAC converters. So far their other suggestion of using the assignable Media In with the RCA cables and then naming the Media Input 'CD' (as suggested already on the forum) hasn't worked.

I have considered changing to a Yamaha AV Receiver RX-V4A which has the coax input but is a bit more expensive rather than buying a converter. This is because the reviews about such converters that I have read on Amazon show roughly 9-15% of problems or failures such as poor sound, poor volume, distortion or unwanted sounds.

In my search for an answer I would very much appreciate if there are any recommendations or advice from members about DACs

With thanks for any response,

Tony

In your original post you said "via both the Phono outputs and the TOSlink cable (which I ended up using more). " If this is correct, the Toslink is optical and your new 770 has two optical inputs. Or, I missed something.