Hey Phil,
I had a similar situation with my system. I was using my Pioneer Elite DVC-36 for both DVD and CD playback and I felt I was missing something. I posted the same question as you and got some very helpful tips. The one that stands out the most, for your case, is you mention running a digital cable out of your CDP and letting your Lex do the D to A. I was doing the same thing but I went and bought a CD only player (Metronome CD2V Signature). I hook it up to my Krell HTS-1 and I heard a difference but I was not satisfied, especially for the money I'd spent on the CDP. Then it was suggested to me to run analog cables from the CDP to the pro and low and behold, it sounded much better. My CDP up samples to 24/192 and the dac in the Krell does 24/96. I know, I'm processing the sound twice and that is an issue I will address when I upgrade to the Krell Showcase. In spite of the double processing, it sounds better then letting the Krell handle the D to A it self. Just a suggestion I got a while back that I thought you might find helpful. Good luck and happy holidays......John
I had a similar situation with my system. I was using my Pioneer Elite DVC-36 for both DVD and CD playback and I felt I was missing something. I posted the same question as you and got some very helpful tips. The one that stands out the most, for your case, is you mention running a digital cable out of your CDP and letting your Lex do the D to A. I was doing the same thing but I went and bought a CD only player (Metronome CD2V Signature). I hook it up to my Krell HTS-1 and I heard a difference but I was not satisfied, especially for the money I'd spent on the CDP. Then it was suggested to me to run analog cables from the CDP to the pro and low and behold, it sounded much better. My CDP up samples to 24/192 and the dac in the Krell does 24/96. I know, I'm processing the sound twice and that is an issue I will address when I upgrade to the Krell Showcase. In spite of the double processing, it sounds better then letting the Krell handle the D to A it self. Just a suggestion I got a while back that I thought you might find helpful. Good luck and happy holidays......John