I tried the Bel Canto with a Pioneer DV-05 Elite DVD player, a borrowed Denon DVD player, a Phillips DVD player, and a Meridian 508 CD player used as a transport. I tried all units with both cd/coax and toslink, and several different brands of both types of cable over a period of a couple of months. I liked the Meridian-coax combination best--more warmth and body while retaining the clarity and smoothness of the DVD-toslink combos. I know the Bel Canto Co. favors the DVD-toslink route but that didn't match my experience.
