Delta Sigma DACs

Thanks @angelwars, I appreciate the additional info, especially since I thought this post had died. Since the last post (before yours) I picked up an old Benchmark DAC (version 1), which made a real improvement in the CXU’s sound with both PCM and DSD discs, but still doesn’t sound quite as good as my limited collection of SACD’s. Have you used any external DACs with yours?

Hi Cheeg, no I haven't used an external DAC with the CXU, infact I use it as a DAC for a Virgin Tivo box (HDMI) and my old MacBook (optical) for playing mainly ripped CD's and other files. It does this and plays SACD, DVD Audio and Blu-ray discs pretty darn well. I run it all out analogue bootlaced to a Cambridge CXR120 as I'm a multichannel advocate.
I'm planning on ripping all my discs to files when I can find a simple way of storing and playing it back out, audio and video content.
I'm keen to experience DSD and have some great DSF files ready to go but I'd rather do its right and I'm wary of these hybrid Dac's that claim to to do everything but make the tea. It seems to me that PCM and DSD are different enough to warrant separate DACs....

Oh - how do you hook up the Benchmark to the CXU?
Cheers.

@angelwars  I send the CXU Digital Coaxial Output to the Benchmark Coaxial Input, then use the RCA outputs from the Benchmark to my preamp. 

Shame it doesn't have HDMI then you could try DSD from your SACD's?