pro cd player question connected to a mixer

[cafr]

Forgive me if this quesiton has been asked of the group.


Say I have the Soundcraft series M12 mixer and I am interested in being able to
connect a CD player to it. For this generic example, we'll just say for DJ work and I'll be referring to Numark CDN90.

The specs on this dual CD player says it has S/PDIF coax digital outputs and it doesn't even tell you the operating range (i.e. +4 or -10 dB) and it doesn't look like it has RCA connections.

I have a couple questions about this setup.

1) If you connect the rca to your mixer, this would mean it is -10dB, correct?

2) can you convert this S/PDIF coax digital output to 1/4" or XLR?

3) what is the point of S/PDIF coax digital output if you're connecting it to an analog board?

4) If I am just interested in being able to play CDs through a mixer with +4dB, would it be cheaper to invest in a different method/CD player? If so, what?

I don't understand why DJ type CD players have this digital output and not your regular XLR or 1/4" setup.

[cafr]

after looking at more CD players, not just DJ ones, they call them "Professional" when it uses RCA. Such as:

http://tinyurl.com/a4a8l


The Denon DN-C615 Professional CD and CD-R/RW Player with MP3 Decoder.