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HDMI vs Digital Optical output for Universal playe

Please forgive the basic nature of the question, I've been out of the audio world for awhile now. I'm hooking up my Exemplar BDP-83 Universal player to my NAD T765 HD receiver. Since I have to hook it up via HDMI cables for the video, which is better quality to listen to CD's-the existing HDMI cable or should I hook it up via Optical digital Out? Any recommendations on a particular cable would be appreciated under $300. Thanks in advance for any help offered...
lensteve
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kr4
3,684 posts
 
Hmmmm. Why not just try both? I really doubt there will be a difference for CDs.

Kal
sandstone
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Agree with Kal on trying both digital options, but remembering that you've paid for around $1K of upgrade mods to the analog path of the OPPO, you should also try the stereo analog out option.
meiwan
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For CD listening, I'd definitely use a decent set of analogue interconnects. HDMI is for 5 channel. This way you will use the OPPO dac instead of the NADs. Just use the analogue by-pass in the NAD for music.
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