Need some technical help/suggestions


In anticipation of needing to replace my current CD player, I will probably go the route of a dedicated transport with an outboard DAC. To provide the most flexibility, I'd like to be able to play SACD/Hybrid SACD discs in addition to Redbook.. Is the ability to play SACD or Hybrid SACD contained in the transport or DAC? 

J.Chip
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Another alternative.  
Just read about this today.   
This piece of gear would sit between a SACD player with an HDMI out and your suitable DSD DAC of choice.

The GearFab Audio D.BOB Digital Breakout Box - $999
This piece of gear extracts DSD64 from a SACD players HDMI out
and then outputs DoP (DSD-over-PCM) via either of its two S/PDIF connectors: one RCA and one TosLink. It can also extract and output stereo PCM signals.

Can check here and here.
https://www.stereophile.com/content/geerfab-audio-dbob-digital-breakout-box
https://geerfab.com/geerfab-audio
Any Sony Blu Ray player is capable of outputting SACD over HDMI.  If you get DAC such as the Bryston DAC3, which will accept the outputted DSD over HDMI, then you are in business 
Yes. Became aware of the D.BOB myself a few days ago. Concern here is adding yet another component to the music stream i.e., Transport, DBOB, DAC, Preamp, Amps, Speakers. Kinda rubs against my "less electronics is better" mindset. Interesting never the less and thanks for your responses.

As far as taking the output from a Sony Blu Ray or similar source, I've read a lot of stuff warning that just because you can output data from an SACD player through an HDMI output doesn't necessarily mean that data will carry what's needed to play SACD through an outboard DAC. Cant say I understand it all, but there are many caveats warning against this.

J.Chip