Sorry if this is covered before, but the search function isn't pulling anything back for me. I want to connect my new equipment in the best way but am confused about how this is achieved. I have all types of interconnect available. According to the manufacturer, this is the recommendation: For optimum sound quality, we recommend to take advantage of the internal DACs of the CXN. This means that the CXC would be connected to the CXN via S/PDIF, and then the CXN connected to the CXA-60 via unbalanced RCA cables. This does mean that you would have to select the digital input on the CXN before sound comes through to the CXA. However, for a quicker and more convenient connection, you can connect the CXC directly to the CXA via TOSLINK optical cable. For the best of both worlds, you can combine both of these connections for different listening occasions. The S/PDIF and TOSLINK optical outputs work simultaneously on the CXC, so you could use the direct connection to the CXA for quick convenient listening, and use the S/PDIF connection to the CXN for optimum performance and quality. What I don't understand is why I would connect the CD transport to the streamer and not directly to the amp? The amp has the DAC in, not the CXN surely? Also, why would it recommend connecting the streamer via unbalanced phono cables? Surely as it's a digital source, I would want to use a digital connection e.g. coax/toslink? The equipment is Cambridge Audio CXA60, CXC and CXN with connections: CXN - toslink + coax input; toslink + coax + phono outputCXC - toslink + coax outputCXA - 2 x toslink input; 1 x coax input; 4 x phono input Wouldn't the 'best' connections be: CXC - toslink out to CXA; coax out to CXNCXN - coax out to CXA This would give a digital connection between the CD and the Amp and the streamer and the amp. Would I gain anything by running the CD via coax through the streamer and setting the streamer input to the CD? I don't see where phono cables fit in at all execpt for the turntable connection. Help! (the speakers aren't run in yet, so I can't do a 'just what sounds best to me' test)