Beresford Caiman DAC ; a suitable Dock

[anderc02]

Hi,
I have ordered the Beresford Caiman DAC and am considering the Onkyo ND-S1 as a dock to plug into a Cyrus amp .However what connections should I use betwen them all ? ie Usb coaxial or optical ? What would give the best sound ? I am using an Apple Classic.

 

[Messiah]

Personally I would go for Optical from Dock to DAC. Not for any noticeable sonic difference but simply because the DAC has 2 of these inputs so you will still have the full range of connections available for other inputs in the future.

The DAC would connect to the Cyrus via standard phono leads.

 

[anderc02]

Would the optical cable need a Toshlink for the DAC end ? does the True colours industries have this at one end ?

TA

 

[Messiah]

I may have confused things with my original reply. I should have said Coaxial cable and not Optical.

Optical and TOSlink are one and the same thing. The True Colours cable will be fine.

However, as I meant to state originally, I would use a Coaxial cable such as THIS to leave a full range of inputs available.