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SACD to HDMI to ??? to external DAC?

Posted by Stimpson J. Cat (A) on October 24, 2016 at 22:37:12

I'm wondering what to do about my SACD recordings. I now have an external DAC that I like, but I don't want to sacrifice the expanded resolution of the SACD. I have been playing the SACDs on my Oppo Bluray player, with PCM output through the HDMI cable to a Monoprice HDMI audio converter, and then digital coax from the Monoprice box to my Schiit DAC. I *think* this works. Is there a better way?

I'm frustrated that none of the SACD players in my price range output the full resolution on coax or optical. And my DAC and Audio Research Line Stage do not accept HDMI.

Last week, I saw a Cambridge Audio transport that looks really nice. But it doesn't read SACDs. I'd rather just play discs on that thing and let it feed the DAC because it seems a simpler, cleaner solution. Would that be a big step down in quality for the SACDs?

Thanks!

-David

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