@qmanblue wrote:
How do you tell the difference? My package said M1000, but my unit has the rear connections so I assumed M1001.
Also, why the difference? Different processing chip?
Yes…a different DAC. Here’s the huge discussion:
Also in reference to your original question…if your source is lossless, the transcoding is really just “decoding” to pcm wav…so as long as your bandwidth can handle it, there should be no degradation in quality.