Hi i've recently purchased an arcam alpha 5+ cd player and was using analogue connections + using source direct to hook it up through the reciever. I found that the sound was getting severly distorted in the highs almost as if the output of the cdplayer was "overloading" the reciever. I then went and got the NAD c540 and tried the same thing and it was doing it again so i determined it wasn't the cd players fault. I then by fluke tried it on the 6.1 dedicated inputs and voila! unbelievably crisp audio and no distortion AT ALL. Now my question is this, what is so different about the 6.1 inputs versus the standard "cd" rca inputs? is it bybassing "all" internal circuitry that it would normally pass through? (because i was intially using source direct to avoid the dac on my reciever doing anything, i wanted the dac on the cd player to do the work as they are generally of higher grade) Oh and would you keep the arcam alpha 5+ or the NAD c540? (warranty and price aside) Which is a better choice for ideal audio? i listen to alot of jazz and guitar + RAP.

thanks

Neil