Post by newtodsd March 19, 2014 (1 of 12)
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My question is When playing a SACD (with DSD switched off but the SACD layer selected in the settings and the screen confirming that it is playing a 2 channel SACD) is the 2 channel output from the analogue or optical outputs at the higher super audio or somehow scaled down to normal CD quality?
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Post by sylvian March 19, 2014 (2 of 12)
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It is 2-channell hi-res PCM only on the HDMI - refer to your guide. page 22
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Post by Iain March 19, 2014 (3 of 12)
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Your player is probably similar to my BDP-S790 in that it will only play at the higher resolution over HDMI.
With any other connection method you will be listening to bog-standard CD resolution.
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Post by Claude March 19, 2014 (4 of 12)
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When you play the SACD layer, nothing will be output via coaxial. The player does not have an optical output.
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newtodsd said:
My question is When playing a SACD (with DSD switched off but the SACD layer selected in the settings and the screen confirming that it is playing a 2 channel SACD) is the 2 channel output from the analogue or optical outputs at the higher super audio or somehow scaled down to normal CD quality?
I mucked around with trying to play SACDs on my Sony Blu-Ray player ... and came to the conclusion that the so-called SACD support was anything but. What a horrible experience compared to the simplicity and elegance of a standalone SACD player. Trying to play SACDs on the Sony Blu-Ray was just a messy, confusing and irritating experience ... involving going through countless menus on the TV with a remote control, ... trying to get it to simply play a disc ... and at the end of it, if you didn't have a HDMI receiver that did hi-res conversion over HDMI, ... it seems that my Sony Blu-Ray effectively couldn't play SACD anyway. So much for so-called SACD support. Pfft
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Claude said:
When you play the SACD layer, nothing will be output via coaxial.
Yes - basically this!
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Post by newtodsd March 19, 2014 (7 of 12)
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Unfortunately Sony BD players convert DSD to PCM when output through analog outputs. Only DSD to HDMI is the option. Total waste of money.
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All of this makes me glad I bought an OPPO !
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Post by Claude March 19, 2014 (9 of 12)
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It's a $200 video player that happens to support SACD. It's not an audiophile product.
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Windsurfer said:
All of this makes me glad I bought an OPPO !
+1,000
And brilliant customer support as opposed to SONY!
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