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donunus

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dvd player settings when used as a transport
« on: 25 Nov 2008, 01:06 pm »
I have noticed dvd players settings for the digital out to be the default at 96khz>48khz. Is the sound going to be better if I set it at 96khz or would it be worse since cds are only 44.1khz. The models Ive noticed so far that default at 96>48 are pioneer dvd players. Anyone with any suggestions as to which setting i should use for best sound when connected to an external dac? The particular dac I'm gonna be using is the mhdt havana by the way
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donunus

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« Reply #1 on: 26 Nov 2008, 03:29 am »
anyone? do you guys generally turn off any kind of upsampling from the transport?
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Kim S.

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« Reply #2 on: 26 Nov 2008, 11:58 am »
I had a Denon 2910 (which I was very disappointed with) that if I used the upsampling to 96khz the digital out would not work so I kept it at 44.1khz.  I now have a NAD T585 which I like much better.  I kept the upsampling funtion off on this also, although I have not experimented with it  on.  My dac already upsamples to 135khz(approximate don't remember the exact number)  so I did not see the point.  I think I'll play with it but I would not doubt the results will be the same as the Denon
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martyo

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« Reply #3 on: 26 Nov 2008, 01:00 pm »
I leave my Bluray at 44. 8)
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PhilNYC

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« Reply #4 on: 26 Nov 2008, 02:03 pm »
How about trying both and seeing which one you like better?
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donunus

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« Reply #5 on: 26 Nov 2008, 10:45 pm »
yep, thats what i intend to do. I'll try all settings but while the dac hasn't arrived yet, its nice to be able to know in advance :D I am also looking to get some other cheap dvd player with a bypass upsampling setting like the philips players.
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JIMV

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« Reply #6 on: 27 Nov 2008, 06:00 pm »
Quote from: donunus on 26 Nov 2008, 10:45 pm
yep, thats what i intend to do. I'll try all settings but while the dac hasn't arrived yet, its nice to be able to know in advance :D I am also looking to get some other cheap dvd player with a bypass upsampling setting like the philips players.

I bought a basic Phillips DVD player (under $100 on sale) to use as a CD transport into a DAC and it sounded awful. My old Optima portible CD player sounded MUCH better.
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donunus

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« Reply #7 on: 28 Nov 2008, 12:41 pm »
About the philips that sounded awful... did you turn off upsampling on the players settings?
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donunus

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« Reply #8 on: 10 Dec 2008, 01:37 pm »
any more comments here
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Brown

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« Reply #9 on: 10 Dec 2008, 07:23 pm »
We have had success with setting the DVD at 44 and letting the DAC to its thing.
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