Any updates on firewire and SACD?

turnaround: according to dcs, the IEEE1394 (firewire) interface has already been adopted as the standard for copy-protected digital transmission of sacd signals. dcs uses the IEEE1394 on its new verdi sacd/cd transport. if and when sacd becomes a viable and desirable format, boulder dacs may be refitted with IEEE1394 inputs. i wouldn't be surprised if other highend dacs are also being built with firewire connections already installed or with such an upgradeable feature in mind. -cfb

the dcs info may be found at: http://www.dcsltd.co.uk/verdi.htm

jeff: the reason the question is important lies in the stndardization of connections/ports for sacd data transmission. if one company , for example, chose to make a transport that used a proprietary connection (as accuphase has done), then that transport could not be used with other companies' dacs unless adapters were available for those dacs. having a more-or-less standardized interface allows consumers to mix and match different companies' components. the copy protection of the data streams "allowed" to be carried via firewire is, indeed, a separate issue. -cfb