I've got a Denon DVD3930 and a Denon AVR3805, which right now is connected via 6-ch analog.
I had a brief email conversation with an authority here at Audioholics that said to "always" connect via DLink, though didn't explain why, and I've not been able to follow up with him.
As I understand, using analog requires my DVD player to do the D-A conversation, and the avr only bumps the LFE by 15db, and we're good to go. My 3930 has excellent bass mgmt (digital delay, channel trim, and crossover frequency I want).
If I go DLink, as I understand, my avr will be doing bass mgt (which is just about identical to my player), and doing D-A conversion. I guess the AVR automatically bumps the LFE 15db in this case. The problem is the DACs in my AVR are inferior to the DACs in my player. If bass mgmt is equal in the 2 components, (and using 6 analog cables is fine w/ me), the only remaining factor to consider is which component has the best DACs. In my case, it's my DVD player, thus am using 6-ch analog for DVDA/SACD. Is my understanding accurate?
If I do use DLink, what does my excellent 3930 have to offer over an entry-level DLink-enabled DVD player? The only reason I would consider using DLink (assuming my reasoning above is right) is to free-up my AVR's 6-ch ext in for a Blu-ray player that decodes both lossless formats and outputs 6-ch analoge PCM.
Lastly, if DLink is used, is the AVR doing bass mgt for all audio including SACD, DVDA, DVD DD, DVD DTS, and CD?
If using DLink, is there any reason/advantage to use 2-ch analog for CD, or does the AVR provide all bass mgt?
Is there a DLink sticky? I'd think demand would be high enough for such a sticky.
