ghostrider;443073 Wrote: > I re-read the review from Stereophile and I defer to your wisdom! > > "Using the Transporter to convert the Oppo's 96kHz digital output made > me understand what all the fuss is about. Forget "good for the > money"now we're talking world-class. What's that you say? Using a $2000 > DAC makes no sense with a $150 front end? Au contraire, mon ami, which > is French for in a pig's eye. Many audiophiles, prosumers, and folks > with music servers already have hi-rez DACs in our systemsthe DV-970HD > gives us an affordable means of feeding them high-octane digital." > > "On the other hand, the DV-970HD is aimed at A/V enthusiasts, who > generally use their players' digital outputs and perform the D/A > conversion offboard. If you have a hi-rez DAC that can utilize 96kHz > signals, you can benefit from that increased bandwidth, as I did. If you > have HDMI-compatible gear, you can benefit from 24-bit word length as > well, although I did not audition the DV-970HD that way, since none of > my A/V gear supports that standard (I'm hi-fi proud, but HT poor)." > > This DVD-A stuff is as clear as mud. Some internet sources indicate you > can get the full 24/96K resolution from the stereo mixes on DVD-A's. I > wish the Transporter could display bit depth/sample rate from from its > digital inputs, as it can from other sources. > > > http://www.stereophile.com/hirezplayers/507oppo/index1.html
As I said, the Oppo will only put out 16/96 via coax. Most players put out 24/48 instead. This is enforced by the industry. Strange choice by Oppo in my view since 24 bits are much more useful than the higher sampling rate. Yes it will put out everything over HDMI, which is only useful if you have an HDMI capable (AV) amp. If you have DVD-A's then you can rip them at 24/96 or 24/192 (depending on what is on the disk) onto a PC and play them back perfectly on the TP. SACD's won't do any of this. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... SB3 (wired) - TACT 2.2X (Linear PSU) + Good Vibrations S/W - MF Triplethreat(Audiocom full mods) - Linn 5103 - Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Blue Jeans Digital,Kimber Speaker & Chord Interconnect cables Outdoors: Boom ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=65895
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