Yep, the integrated has both analog in's and also digital in's (coax and optical).
In a casual a/b I think I liked the digital connection better than analog (using audioquest viper analog interconnects, .5m, and a aq king cobra interconnect for the digital).
But it seems pretty clear that the king cobra isn't the "right" cable to use to connect the digital side.
I'll do more of a blind a/b later today once I can teach my wife how to switch between sources.
But I'm thinking a "real" digital cable might be even better, if the king cobra isn't meant for that use.
The source (squeezebox3) has built-in DACs that are supposed to be decent, but if I like the digital out better I guess that means I prefer the DACs on the integrated?
In a casual a/b I think I liked the digital connection better than analog (using audioquest viper analog interconnects, .5m, and a aq king cobra interconnect for the digital).
But it seems pretty clear that the king cobra isn't the "right" cable to use to connect the digital side.
I'll do more of a blind a/b later today once I can teach my wife how to switch between sources.
But I'm thinking a "real" digital cable might be even better, if the king cobra isn't meant for that use.
The source (squeezebox3) has built-in DACs that are supposed to be decent, but if I like the digital out better I guess that means I prefer the DACs on the integrated?