Bypassing Sony SACD protocols - is it possible?

I am not aware of any dedicated SACD player that can output DSD stream via Toslink or Coax. I believe you need a universal player with hdmi output and D.BOB to extract DSD 64 stream to any DAC that can decode DSD.

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@yyzsantabarbara 

You’re welcome. I heard the demo at AXPONA and it worked flawlessly. I still enjoy spinning SACD’s on my Marantz player, hence never felt the need to pursue D.BOB. May be I will once I’m out of player options. I got over 300+ SACD’s and most of them are now OOP, thought about ripping them but my Marantz player is just stupendously good to try the alternatives. 

Please do report back your experience with D.BOB.

@yyzsantabarbara

Thanks for taking the time to post your impressions. I am glad to hear D.BOB worked out well for you. Like I said, I was quite impressed by the demo.

@mahler123

Good to know. I believe Bryston DAC would be one of those rare examples that accept DSD over HDMI. Most DAC’s either don’t have HDMI port or the ones that sports HDMI are being designed to accept I2S signal from a streamer or DDC.