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Pioneer DV79AVi vs. Denon 3910 for audio quality?

I am looking at these two players with audio quality on CD, DVD-A, and SACD as the determiner. I have read a portion of the AVS thread on the 79AVi and most folks are very impressed with the audio quality. What about the Denon 3910?

Also, it seems some people feel the I-Link connection on the Pioneer offers superb audio quality due to the elimination of jitter in the digital signal that can occur with a coaxial connection.

For now, it will be connected via the analog outputs and coaxial digital to my Sony DA4ES receiver.

Any more comparisons or experience using these units for audio?

Thanks much
mtrot

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theduke
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I can't tell you anything about the Denon but I've had my DV79AVi for over a year now and am very happy with it.

My first foray into hi-rez was with a Yamaha S1500 which (when it was working) gave me slightly better sound in sacd/dvd-a than redbook. The Pioneer on the other hand fully immersed me into the superiority of hi-rez. Namely, a denser tonal quality that is heads above redbook. On redbook I'll stick with my Benchmark DAC1 with dedicated cd transport. Using the Pioneer into the DAC1 (optical) for dvd movie dialog and the occassional cd is quite good but not as good as the transport/DAC1. Oh, and by the way, the DV79AVi was terrific video quality into my standard tv.

I hope this is some help to you.
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