CD/DVD player connections

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Is it unusual for these players to have an HDMI and optical output? My Panasonic TV has an HDMI connection, my Cambridge amp optical. I expect there's a way around this, but I'd like to get the best quality connection to the amp, when playing music.

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Most of the decent used players I see only have HDMI.

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Griffith4ever said:

I think you missed a small window with DVD players.

Older = SCART and Tslink - no other way to get the digital audio out
Newer = HDMI and Toslink - cross over period. They must have existed?
Newest = HDMI - everyone wants HDMI only now.

When was the crossover period though?

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Lucid_AV said:

If you want the best sound quality from music CDs, then you should really be running a dedicated CD player. However, there are DVD players (not Blu-ray, just DVD) starting at £40 with digital coaxial out. Have a look at Sony. All players are backwards compatible back down to CD level, and so these will play CDs too.

Thanks,
Just the occasional CD, and very infrequent DVD probably.

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TEKNOPUG said:

Surely the TV has an optical out? DVD to TV via HDMI, TV to Amp via optical.

Best diirect connection to the amp when playing CD's is what I'd like.

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OutInTheShed said:

That seems very tempting.
Unless the transport is horribly noisy or something, what's the point of buying an 'audio CD transport?
These days, the DA C in it probably can't be all that bad either?

Call me cynical, but how good would something that probably cost a tenner to make be?

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TEKNOPUG said:

Buy this then:

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/panasonic-dpub82...

Have I upset you?