I have a CD Transport, SBT, Chromecast and my TV all connected to the same DAC. The SBT and CD are via Coax and the Chromecast and TV via Optical. Has anyone done any measurements on the feed each might be giving to my DAC to see if there is any difference, given the same source? I've currently got Spotify from a ROKU media box, via HDMI into the TV and then via TOSLINK to the DAC..... It (unsurprisingly) sounds remarkably similar to the same track from any other source, although I do think the CDT is slightly better than rips via the SBT or Chromecast.
The big advantage of playing via the TV is just that - BIG text that I can read without using the phone, or squinting at the SBT display.