Originally Posted by robert.w
Originally Posted by Mr_Gimlet
Gary, could you summarise how SACD will work with the player in a Meridian system? Are there SACD benefits with the player as it's one of the things I was holding off until I understood.
Be carefull with SACD
Looking at the homepage:
http://www.custom-ht.com/oppo.html
Reading the preliminary specs
....
-source direct 1080p/24 4:2:2 Blu-Ray output via HDMI (as close to HD-SDI quality possible)
-source direct output of Blu-Ray audio codecs like Dolby TrueHD/DTS Master/LPCM via HDMI 1.3
-source direct 480i/576i 4:2:2 SD DVD output via HDMI (as close to SDI quality possible)
-source direct SACD as DSD via HDMI output
-source direct DVD-Audio as High frequency LPCM
-high-end digital CD audio transport
...

That means DSD not PCM output,just noise or nothing you will hear


You have the option in the menu setup of the Oppo to convert the DSD to PCM before its sent along its merry way to either the HDMI or the Analog outputs... I think Gary is grabbing the PCM streams from the analog section (just before it hits the DACs)... I am having NO problems with SACD playback from the Oppo over the modded SPDIF ports... the SQ is awesome.