Quote Originally Posted by topspeed
Not necessarily. If you plan on using any of the AVR's DAC's, DSP's, or auto eq, Denon does improve their chipsets and only offers auto eq as you climb the ladder. If you plan on using your source as a transport, this could be worth the extra coin. Or not.

Hope this helps.
Yes, that does help. I didn't know that. The auto EQ is also something I may be willing to pay a little more for.