Anyone know anything about the Onkyo DV-SP502S in terms of its performance as a transport? The following clip from its description makes me thing they actually paid attention to the transport/digital out design...
Direct Digital Path
The great sound produced by Onkyo's DVSP502S is due to the direct digital path that routes the digital information of a DVD or CD directly from the digital processor to the digital output(s) through a specially designed, shielded cable. Not only is this the shortest distance between two points, but the digital audio signal now bypasses most of the internal, noise-generating circuits. The use of the heavily shielded cable, combined with the short direct path, assure that the digital audio information makes it to the output connections with all of its character and dynamic qualities intact. You can now enjoy the best sound possible because the signals stay pure and clean.
