| Budget Equipment | Digital to Analogue converter | Integrated amplifier | Pre-amp or surround sound processor | Power amp or active speaker/subwoofer |
| DVD player with built-in Dolby Digital decoder) |
Dataline 500 or Optic 2.1 | Focus 1.2 | Focus 1.2 | n/a |
| DVD player (without on-board decoder) |
Dataline 500 or Optic 2.1 | Focus 1.2 | Focus 1.2 | n/a |
| CD Player | Dataline 500 or Optic 2.1 | Focus 1.2 | Focus 1.2 | Focus 1.2 |
| CD Transport | Dataline 500 or Optic 2.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tuner | n/a | Focus 1.2 | Focus 1.2 | n/a |
| Tape Deck | n/a | Focus 1.2 | Focus 1.2 | n/a |
| DAT | Dataline 500 | Focus 1.2 | Focus 1.2 | n/a |
| Pre-Amp | n/a | n/a | n/a | Focus 1.2 |
| Mid-priced Equipment | Digital to Analogue converter | Integrated amplifier | Pre-amp or surround sound processor | Power amp or active speaker/subwoofer |
| DVD (built-in Dolby Digital decoder) | Dataline 700 or Optic 2.1 | IC100 Mk 11 | IC100 Mk 11 | n/a |
| DVD (without on-board decoder) | Dataline 700 or Optic 2.1 | IC100 Mk 11 | IC100 Mk 11 | n/a |
| CD Player | Dataline 700 or Optic 2.1 | IC100 Mk 11 | IC100 Mk 11 | IC100 Mk 11 |
| CD Transport | Dataline 700 or Optic 2.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Digital to Analogue converter | n/a | IC100 Mk 11 | IC100 Mk 11 | n/a |
| Tuner (analogue) | n/a | Focus 1.2 | Focus 1.2 | n/a |
| DAB Tuner | Dataline 500 or Optic 2.1 |
n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tape Deck | n/a | Focus 1.2 | Focus 1.2 | n/a |
| DAT | Dataline 700 | IC100 Mk 11 | IC100 Mk 11 | n/a |
| Pre-Amp | n/a | n/a | n/a | IC100 Mk 11 |
| High End Equipment | Digital to Analogue converter | Integrated amplifier | Pre-amp or surround sound processor | Power amp or active speaker/subwoofer |
| DVD (built-in Dolby Digital decoder) | Image 5.1or Optic 2.1 |
Image 5.1 | Image 5.1or Optic 2.1 |
n/a |
| DVD (without on-board decoder) | Image 5.1or Optic 2.1 |
Image 5.1 | Image 5.1or Optic 2.1 |
n/a |
| CD Player | Dataline 700 or Optic 2.1 |
Status 3.4 | Status 3.4 | Status 3.4 |
| CD Transport | Dataline 700 or Optic 2.1 |
n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Digital to Analogue converter | n/a | Status 3.4 | Status 3.4 | n/a |
| Tuner (analogue) | n/a | IC100 Mk 11 | IC100 Mk 11 | n/a |
| DAB Tuner | Dataline 700 or Optic 2.1 |
n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tape Deck | n/a | IC100 Mk 11 | IC100 Mk 11 | n/a |
| DAT | Dataline 700 | Status 3.4 | Status 3.4 | n/a |
| Pre-Amp | n/a | n/a | n/a | Status 3.4 |