Connection Advice CD 5XS - n Dac - XS2

Hi all

I’ve just acquired a second hand mint nDac and intend to try it as the digital to anologue converter for my CD 5XS utilising the 5XS as a transport.

I currently power the CD 5XS via a Flatcap 2 XS and I believe this connection will no longer be required once I utilise the digital out from the cdp ? As the Flatcap also powers the XS2 I intend to use the spare power output to power my Stageline direct which is currently powered via the aux 2 output on the XS2.

I think I need a BNC to BNC digital interconnect (Naim DC1 or otherwise) for the best connection between the cdp and nDac (I assume this should be connected to the BNC coaxial input 1 on the Dac ?) but am a little unsure which input to connect the din out on the Dac to on the XS2.

The Dac manual seems to suggest the Aux 1 input is preferable as this facilitates the remote control link on the Dac but this would require a din to phono cable as the Aux 1 is only a phono input on the XS2. Could I just use a standard Naim 5 pin Din connection cable supplied with the Dac and connect this to the cd input on the XS2 without any loss in sound quality.

Thanks in advance