Re: Overkill?

> 
> Back to original topic... the thing that's surprised me is 
> that the Audiotron running through the Black Box 50 actually 
> sounds better than taking an analogue out from my Technics CD 
> player (SL-PG590).

While the quality of the Digital to Analog decoding is important, what's
FAR more important is the quality of the analog signal path handling the
audio after conversion.

In most "consumer" CD players, the analog stage comprises a couple of
ICs. Dedicated DACs tend to be designed for the so-called audiophile
market, and thus tend to have a bit more attention paid to the analog
stage.

So.... a nice DAC results in nice sound.

P