Hi Jaco

Thanks for that, I understand what is going on. It could be a much neater (and I would expect cheaper), than the route you & I took with the IA45 card but I wonder if the result would be much different?

But is it possible to convert DSD to PCM completely in the digital domain, or is there an analog step in the middle as we have? Also, I do not think the Pioneer would be the best player choice. It was never on my list, although I respect some of their players like the HLD-X9 which, modified, gives excellent audio & video here off laserdisc. The D925 (also modified and used for PAL LDs) is not too shabby either.

John