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Huh? What's going on here

To keep it short, I made some changes to my DVD viewing and listening set-up. I am still using a great stereo headphone rig, including an outboard stereo DAC. Imagine my surprise when my new DAC was showing a 48 kHz output, instead of the 96 kHz frequency that I though was the DVD standard!!

I have since been told that the digital stereo audio output on almost all DVD's is the old 16 bit 48 kHz standard of CD's and Laser Discs!!!

Huh?!! What's going on here!!!
fatparrot

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john_z
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Many DVD video players will downconvert the 24/96 signal to 16/48 when outputting from the digital output.

The same player will generally process and then output the full 24/96 uncompressed PCM via the analog output. Try listening to the uncompressed stereo PCM soundtrack of the Eagle's Hell Freezes Over concert DVD via the analog outs of your DVD player - it sounds awesome. -jz
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