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RE: dac

I've used an Oppo BDP-103 to play CDs through the Rega DAC so I don't see why any of your disc players wouldn't also work with SACD as long as the players have digital output.

I did read (and have experienced) where occasionally the DAC is unable to lock onto a signal but it's usually the fault of the player, not the DAC. In my case the Apollo CDP that I use wasn't able to correctly read a commercial CD and was sending garbage to the DAC. All I had to do was rip and burn a copy of the CD and the CD-R plays "perfectly". (See edit comment below.)

And that's why I happened to use the Oppo to play CDs; I was troubleshooting the Apollo problem. The funny thing is, the Oppo was able to read the CD just fine. What's really weird is that the Apollo could correctly read and play that CD through the internal DAC and analog outputs but couldn't send a proper digital signal to the external DAC. That's just one of the reasons why I'll always prefer vinyl; fewer things to drive you crazy. :-)

Edited: Regarding the odd behavior of the Apollo and the bad digital signal; I got a reply from Conor Poull, Service Manager at the The Sound Organisation, Rega's USA distributor and he said "... we have run into this issue before. It's actually an issue with the protection code on the disc itself. Because the copy protection is causing the digital out issue, you won't see it in analog, or with a ripped copy of the disc." So there you have it, mystery solved.


Tom


Edits: 01/12/15 01/12/15
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