Do 24 bit cdps play HDCD discs ???


Can anyone confirm that a 24 bit cdp (NAD C540) can effectively play HDCD's? As a neubie to digital technical issues I am looking for enlightenment. An Arcam 8SE player has HDCD capability with 20 bits but do cdps with more than 20 by default play HDCD's?
rgd
The pacific microsoft pmc 100 chip is in the dac.Or in the dac section of a player.So if you're using coax out,the dac must have the chip.Same for 24/96.Burr Brown chip.In the dac.Each of these chips are an improvement.The B B chip being the much better of the two.I wouldn't worry about hdcd,it has slid into 2nd place--and by a wide margin.
I agree with the above two posts, ie the player must have an HDCD decoding chip, and this has nothing to do with 24/96 capability. Cheers. Craig.
Absolutely yes, but you'll not hear the beneficial difference of HDCD sound unless your CDP comes with a HDCD decoder.
I dont belive the amont of bits has anything to o with HDCD.You need a HDCD chip in your unit.