There are only two digital outs on the DVD player; toslink and RCA/coax. There is no dedicated dolby digital output (there IS a dedicated AC3 digital output on my pioneer laserdisc player but that is another conversation). I am aware of the Parasound PDD 1500; it does not support 96khz. I believe it is the 96khz sampling rate that I am looking for when I want to be able to decode the DVD digital output. That is only a guess, though.
The PDD 1500 unit is also less desirable than similar units such as the Sony ES dolby digital processor. The Parasound has no output control; the Sony, and others, do have a volume control. This allows the unit to be used as a stand alone preamp which I have done in slimmed down systems during moves.
The PDD 1500 unit is also less desirable than similar units such as the Sony ES dolby digital processor. The Parasound has no output control; the Sony, and others, do have a volume control. This allows the unit to be used as a stand alone preamp which I have done in slimmed down systems during moves.