CD Player Connections

[shahrouz]

Yam,

Thanks....then what is the point of a CD player manufacturer even SUPPLYING RCA outputs from CD players, being that we are supposed to be buying CDs for their DIGITAL SOUND QUALITY? What are we hearing or "listening to" when listening to CD players connected to an amp through analog RCA cables? Are we HEARING digital music?

Lexmark,

The reason that there are RCA connections at the back of a CD player is that some audio gear doesn't have any digital inputs. For example there is no digital input on Denon Integrated amplifier PMA-2000. In these cases the only way for connecting a CD player is using RCA cables.