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RE: 192khz digital out soundcard to PC

I'm outputting 24/192 to soundcard (ESI Juli@) which in turn converts using AKM DAC chips to analogue balanced outputs. This is all done on the soundcard.

Many soundcards (including the Juli@) offer 24/192 digital SPDIF out via RCA coax. Unfortunately, only a few external DACs allow for 24/192 input. My Prestige SE and Scarlatti DAC cannot handle 24/192 via coax/BNC/AES. Dual AES input is proprietary to dCS and I haven't seen a soundcard that offers this yet. Rick has a DAC that allows for 24/192 BNC input - see this post.

Comparing 96k to 192k, there is a difference with 192k offering cleaner & more natural highs. Juli@'s DAC SNR is 112db which is good but other cards like EMU's 1212M offers 120db SNR (using Crystal DAC chips) - amazing! For now, both my external DACs upsample 24/96 to 24/192 (which is less optimal as SRC is much better).


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