[hddummy]

The only thing you may also want to consider is a signal level converter. Standard home electronics output audio in -10dBu (1.25vrms) and the DCX2496 expects a level of +4dBu (21vrms). You can use an Art Cleanbox or a Samson S-convert Box. The DCX will work fine without it, but if I remember reading right, it will only use an equivalent of 16bit instead of 24bit.

 

[hddummy]

it does, but that is post Analog-Digital Conversion, so it doesn't affect the bit usage of the input signal at all. Again, this is only splitting hairs unless you really care about taking advantage of the full 24bit processing.

 

[hddummy]

There you have it. Real world, hands-on use trumps by the books planning almost every time.