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#1
mcnabney - Posted 6:37 am PDT 05/7/09 (202 Posts)
This is only worthwhile if you are using the analog outputs and have speakers that aren't crap. If you are digital, nothing to see here.
#2
merriljw - Posted 7:28 pm PDT 05/9/09 (61 Posts)
#1 wrong, the output port include:
Digital S/PDIF Output: High-bandwidth TOS-Link optical transmitter (shared with Line-In/Mic-In jack) supports 192KHz/24bit
Digital S/PDIF Output: High-bandwidth TOS-Link optical transmitter (shared with Line-In/Mic-In jack) supports 192KHz/24bit
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