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blu-ray coaxial outputs limited rez to dacs?

I have not been here so long I forgot my login!  Anyway, is it impossible to get the hi rez audio from a typical blu ray on the coaxial audio output?  Got ahold of a Pure Audio blu ray disc of music.  Supposed to be 24/96 format.  My player is putting out only 16/48 into the dac according to the dac display.  So I went into player menu and made sure the "downsampling"  selection was in the off position.  Still, only the lower rez data showing up into the dac.  So does that mean I would need a mega bucks blu ray to get the actual hi rez or what?  The dac oversamples it up before decoding but is supposed to be happy to accept stuff up to 192/24 I think.
w8aaz
hgeifman
2,187 posts
 
Hi W8aaz, Sometimes if you ask enough questions, you find the right answer. Please check out the $500 Essense DAC HDACC. It accepts HDMI from your blu-ray and outputs analog to your amplifier.

http://www.essenceelectrostatic.com/product/hdacc/

http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/essence-high-definition-audio-control-center/

Through HDMI the HDACC can support uncompressed LPCM 24-bit/192k two-channel soundtracks from Blu-ray sources.

Will the Essense DAC HDACC solve your problem?  Its cost is reasonable and seems to have the options you need.  Comments?

hgeifman
2,187 posts
 
Please the text below from The Absolute Sound:

"On Blu-ray Disc sources played back by the Oppo BP-95, the HDACC did a superb job of handling the HDMI digital stream and converting it into pristine sound. On the live music albums where I had the option, I preferred the sound from the higher-resolution LPCM soundtracks to the standard-resolution and down-mixed two-channel streams via SPDIF or TosLink. With most two-channel DAC/pre’s, I would not have had the option of using these higher-resolution tracks via HDMI simply because they do not have those inputs. Some audiophiles may want to acquire an HDACC for the primary purpose of using it to decode Blu-ray HDMI feeds for their 2.1 high-performance system".

Please review the Essense DAC HDACC.


w8aaz OP
43 posts
 
thanks I will look into those options. 
mahler123
3,318 posts
 
Bryston newest DAC accepts HDMI for two channel
yage
400 posts
 
If you have the Oppo BDP-93 or BDP-103, another option is the Audiopraise Vanity HD card. It's a little pricey at $849, but it replaces all your analog outs with digital outs that offer the full resolution digital tracks from Blu-ray discs. There's a version that even does DSD over PCM for SACDs.

http://audiopraise.com/vanityhd/overview.php
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