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RE: Thanks for that, how about a digital connection?

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In Reply to: RE: Thanks for that, how about a digital connection? posted by StephenJK on April 27, 2012 at 04:06:33

If the SACD player outputs in SPDIF it means that it has converted the DSD from 2822/1 down to PCM at a much lower sampling rate. There will be loss of resolution, but probably not so much as if you had gone through the analog hole. The output sampling rate and bit depth will depend on the player and how it is set up.

If you want to get the full resolution of the original SACD (an exact clone of the music) you have to make a DSD copy. This will require professional equipment, DIY skills (e.g. soldering), or the Playstation or other method that breaks the DRM. (Breaking the DRM is probably illegal when done in fascist countries even if you own the disk.)

Tony Lauck

"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar

Follow Ups:

fascist? good grief could you be any more dramatic? - bwb 08:26:53 04/27/12 (5)
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If you really believe that why don't you move?

The laws on this may be over-reaching but to claim we live in a fascist state is ridiculous.

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- Boiling frogs - Tony Lauck 09:40:17 04/27/12 (4)
  Fascism is the combination of large corporations and government power. The DMCA is a law that was passed by bribes to politicians by the content industry (e.g. RIAA and MPAA). Laws such as the DMCA that makes it a crime to reverse engineer products that one has purchased are totally incompatible with freedom.
  
  The US is not a free country and hasn't been so for a long time. I first realized that it was no longer a free country when the 55 MPH speed limit was put in place. But this, like other nibbling removals of freedom since, was too little to cause me to "jump out of the pot". I'm like the other 99% of people in the U.S. who are being cooked like frogs in a boiling pot.
  
  Tony Lauck
  
  "Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar
  - you need a better dictionary - bwb 13:28:54 04/27/12 (3)
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    So you were free driving 65 but not at 55? I take it you support a system with no speed limits then?
    
    Are we completely free? Of course not. Do we live in a fascist state? Certainly not.
    
    Do any of the definitions below even come close to describing the US in its current state?
    
    fas·cism
    
    1. a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.
    
    2. any ideology or movement inspired by Italian Fascism, such as German National Socialism; any right-wing nationalist ideology or movement with an authoritarian and hierarchical structure that is fundamentally opposed to democracy and liberalism
    
    3. a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
    - RE: you need a better dictionary - BubbaMike 21:37:30 04/29/12 (0)
      "Corporations are people too, my friend."
      
      When they discover the center of the universe, a lot of people will be disappointed to discover they are not it. ~ Bernard Bailey
    - RE: you need a better dictionary - Tony Lauck 14:06:20 04/27/12 (1)
      For your sake, I hope that the President or his successor doesn't choose to exercise his newly claimed power and declare you to be a "Terrorist" and order your termination.
      
      Tony Lauck
      
      "Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar
      - RE: you need a better dictionary - bwb 15:59:34 04/27/12 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: you need a better dictionary posted by Tony Lauck on April 27, 2012 at 14:06:20
        
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        Perhaps, but you are the more likely target since you are the one claiming he is running a fascist state .
Thanks, Tony. It makes me glad that I don't own any SACD's. nt - StephenJK 08:15:15 04/27/12 (1)
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- RE: Thanks, Tony. It makes me glad that I don't own any SACD's. nt - Tony Lauck 09:52:10 04/27/12 (0)
  I don't own any SACDs because of DRM. I have some DSD downloads and will get more as the selection improves. These come without DRM and can be easily played with a DSD DAC or by converting the files to PCM using free software such as AudioGate or Foobar2000.
  
  I have avoided buying SACDs because the temptation to crack the DRM would be too great and I don't want my FBI file to get larger. :-)
  
  Tony Lauck
  
  "Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar

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