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Esoteric DV60

As I understand it, 5.1 audio is available only from the five analog RCA outputs, is that true?  I assume the reason the DV60s have depreciated so heavily is because they offer neither Blu-ray nor lossless codecs, and not because they're failure prone. 
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dbphd OP
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I presume surround from an SACD is available via the DV-60 5.1 analog.  Sony was concerned about digital copying.
dbphd OP
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Dan, the Sony XA5400ES can output SACD from it's analog terminals and HDMI, because HDMI can incorporate copy protection that's unavailable with either coax or optical.  It can output either stereo or multichannel from HDMI, but only stereo from analog.

I'm interested in the multichannel analog SACD ability of an SA or DV 60.  I use an Ayre C-5xeMP for stereo.  The sound with the Sony through the Bryston SP3 is excellent, but lacks that magic "being there" quality I get with the Ayre.  I'm hoping an Esoteric can bring that magic.

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