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Adding a SACD player

I want to add an Oppo universal player to my system which includes all Bel Canto electronics. This is strictly for sacds that for right now I play just listening to the redbook layer. My question is regarding the connection to my BC 3.5 DAC, which also doubles as my preamp. I'm confused as to whether I should use a digital or an analog connect. Will the sacd layer be passed thru using the digital or do I need to go the analog route. Also, which dac would actually be utilized, the dac in the Oppo or the BC dac. Thanks
cruxis
cruxis OP
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Thanks Doggie, I'm sure glad I asked before I jumped on buying a uni player. I just figured since I've been accumulating a lot of hybrid sacds lately, mainly for the better mastering(Mobile Fidelity, Audio Fidelity), that I would take advantage of the hi-rez layer at not too steep a price. I will enjoy what I have for now.
doggiehowser
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Yes, I've been buying a whole lot of SACDs recently as well.

Next one on my list is Belafonte at Carnegie which is due for a re-release. Finally!! I also have that vinyl on order.
cruxis OP
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Okay, I'm still not quite giving up on this. One possible workaround, albeit a bit of a hassle, is maybe once a month I'll disconnect the dac from the amps, then connect the uni player directly to the amps. Then I will commence with Hi-Rez week! :)) Would that work?
doggiehowser
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The Oppo can output HR music (PCM) over SPDIF if the media it's playing does not have copy protection. So that means it can stream 24/192 files from a USB HDD and can send that to the Bel Canto.

So you only really need to do this with SACDs and BluRays.
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