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Originally Posted by EFN 
Seriously, you should factor in at least $120 for an iRiver H120.
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2 years ago, a couple of hundred 120/140's were being sold by a European liquidator for between $200 and $300. Why, because it was the last DAPs with an optical in/out and it's a damn good unit. $120, even if it needs a new battery, is a good deal.
On those lines...
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Originally Posted by sadhanaputra 
Anyway, how does using optical cable make any difference to the SQ? It's just digital data, it's not like the cable can add warmth or detail or something.. Right?
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If you mean
compared the the
usb out, then you will hear negligible difference either for the better or the worse.
If you mean
compared to the
headphone or line out, remember that both the optical and usb line out bypass the DAC and amp in your source, which we assume is inferior to the ones in the D10. So yes, you
will get more detail and warmth and soundstage, etc.
Hope this helps, either way.