Originally posted by harp795:
Keep in mind when you use the bass management in the Denon, it converts the SACD DSD to PCM. Some would argue the benefits of SACD is the DSD technology, so by converting it to PCM you sort of defeat the purpose. That's why I (as a Denon 5900 owner) prefer using the Outlaw's analog bass management over the Denon's. Does the DSD to PCM conversion make any difference in sound quality?.....probably not much if any. It's a piece of mind thing for me I guess.
That's interesting because I did not see anything in the 3910 manual about converting the DSD to PCM. Can you provide a reference to that for me? Thanks.
In either case, I prefer the sound with the bass management and time alignment in the Denon and direct bypass on the Rotel compared to any of the other permutations I tried. That does not mean that I would not have preferred a different combination with the 950, but in that case a true direct bypass is not available.
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