Hi Rez digital to Benchmark DAC?


Hi folks - question for benchmark dac users.
I have a cheap universal player and am wondering if anyone has paired one with a benchmark dac. I know that benchmark is pcm only but it supposedly will handle up to 24/196. Has anyone found a way to feed it 24/196?
thx!
jimmy3993

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I'm feeding a Squeezebox 2 to my Benchmark DAC-1. With the latest firmware, the Classic Squeezebox and Duet models will handle 24/192 and 24/96 files by downsampling to 24/48, which, via the Benchmark, still sound significantly better than Redbook CD. Only the Slimdevices/Logitech Transporter, some Linn DS players, and ?? others, can natively handle 24/96 or 24/192 streams. I'm not sure which of those include digital outputs, but at their price points, it's would probably be moot to then feed those streams to a Benchmark, or another outboard DAC.