Review: take SACD and BlURay Hirez directly to your DAC!!!!

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rbbert

Re: Review: take SACD and BlURay Hirez directly to your DAC!!!!
« Reply #500 on: 6 Jun 2020, 09:56 pm »
https://www.stereophile.com/content/geerfab-audio-dbob-digital-breakout-box

Is it worth a new topic to discuss this item, which seems to do a bit more than the other gear?

Phil A

Re: Review: take SACD and BlURay Hirez directly to your DAC!!!!
« Reply #501 on: 6 Jun 2020, 11:08 pm »
https://www.stereophile.com/content/geerfab-audio-dbob-digital-breakout-box

Is it worth a new topic to discuss this item, which seems to do a bit more than the other gear?

I'd think that those still into disc playback as a preference might be interested.  The problem is that most of the players I've seen tested were done by John Gatski at http://everythingaudionetwork.blogspot.com/    I believe except for the Oppo players, the PCM output from the rest were truncated to 16 bits from SACDs.  Many years ago when I was in the DC area I picked up an Integra DPS 6.9 as a result of seeing it at a Capital Audiofest (still have it but it is in a secondary system and only sees use very infrequently when someone brings a disc over maybe once every couple of years as I do file playback).  Other than the sampling frequency, I had no way to determine the bit depth that was output.  My Oppo players output 24/88.2.  I was excited when I saw my DAC light up at 176.4 from the Integra.  So I dragged it over John Gatski's house and it output 16/176.4. 

I probably still have an HDMI audio de-embedder (or two) laying around.  I actually put upgraded power supplies on mine as anything made for the Squeezebox Touch would work (I actually put the proper connector on, cutting off the one that came with it, from a Jerome power supply that I got very reasonably on close-out for a friend).  I am not sure exactly what this device would do over and above the standard HDMI audio de-embedder (at many multiples the price) but it might be good to know (extra knowledge probably never hurt anyone or at least not too much - that's why many of us come here) for those who still do disc playback and might use an outboard DAC.

rbbert

Re: Review: take SACD and BlURay Hirez directly to your DAC!!!!
« Reply #502 on: 7 Jun 2020, 11:56 am »
This will output DSD64 from SACD’s from those players that output a DSD stream via HDMI.  For sure Oppo’s; I think also many Sony’s and Yamaha, perhaps others?