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Well Kal mentioned in an earlier thread on the Integra....

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In Reply to: RE: Integra DTC-9.8 - Blech! posted by MDavis on April 19, 2008 at 15:57:01

... that the analog inputs leave lots to be desired. Unfortunately, that was only after I purchased it.

Thinking perhaps I was being psychologically biased against the Integra by Kal's comments, I spent a week with the Integra in my system trying to get satisfactory results with SACD playback. I reluctantly come to agree with Kal's assessment. Even my Denon DVD-5800 performs better. Not too surprising I guess, as this was Denon's top of the line receiver a few years back.

Of course, that doesn't mean the Integra DTC-0.8 isn't a great option in a dedicated home thater system. With either my Blu Ray or HD DVD player through the hdmi inputs, I was getting excellent hi-res audio results - very comparable to using the players' analog outputs into the old Denon.

But I can't sacrifice the SACD performance to gain a little convenience and I'm certainly not willing to pay extra for it. So, if you read the last line of my original post, I said I can't recommend it for a combined home theater and multichannel music system.

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