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Can an HDMI output be converted into something a USB input would accept?

My disc player (Cambridge CXU) will only output DSD files via HDMI; is there a way to convert this to USB, or optical, so I can send it to a DAC that doesn't accept HDMI?
128x128cheeg
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I believe you can buy an HDMI to coax/Toslink converter.  Probably not USB.  I would Google "HDMI to coax converter" or "HDMI to digital converter".  If nothing, try searching on sweetwater.com.

Steve N.

Empirical Audio


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cheeg OP
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Thanks Steve -- I tried that too, but no luck...
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whart
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Isn't the reason that, at least when this was on an SACD format, it was encrypted so all hardware had to match the 'closed system' protocol with no digital output that could be accessed outside of that closed loop? E.g., like original and Blu DVD? 
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