Originally Posted by Carl
My order of preference (one might say most optimal setup):

-- 1) Control:10 via ID40 (PCM 44K)
-- 2) 800D via SPDIF (MHE 88K)
-- 3) 800D via SPDIF (PCM 44K)
-- 4) Control:10 via SpeakerLink (PCM 44K, Meridian flat cable)

I can only speculate on the technical reasons for my preferences; but what I draw from this is that having lower jitter is more important than apodizing and that the 861v6 which is arguably the best digital processor in the world, is not totally immune to input jitter.
Thanks - this is really interesting. Couple of questions on the actual configurations for the Sooloos test:

Did you have the 861v6 in the loop and if so were you playing 2-channel or something else?

Re 4 above, what was the actual connection from the C10? Was it SL direct to DSPs or via 800D or 861v6 or both?

MC200, Twinstore, 808v6/ID41 -> DSP8000SE (+ SB Touch, Sony BDP-3300, SKYHD, legacy cassette player)
2nd system: MC200 analogue out, Linn LP12, SB3 -> Quad 34 -> M60 rosewood
F80 (Rubino Micallizzato)
F80 (Rosso Corsa)