Music Server with Hi-Rez digital outputs ?

Thank you Moonlightaudio for your detailed answer.

I am curious, have you compared the sound quality between SACD analog input digitized by Music Vault and CD layer of Hybrid SACD "ripped" to Music Vault.

That is very interesting.

Also, small question: Music Vault 24-192 deals with Apple loseless or FLAC...or both?

Thank you again.

Rafael

The Music Vault 24-192 can playback any file type used for audio. To auto rip the Music Vault uses Apple Lossles or WMA Lossless.
Manually you can rip in any format you want to.

Recording the SACD onto the Music Vault from the Analog in at 24-192 is virtually identical to the SACD.

I'm not sure about this, but I think some people are heading away from those devices at all and just loading J River or Media Monkey and playing from computer direct. You need a good soundcard if non-laptop, and if laptop, just get docking station with SPDIF out. Not 100% sure if you can do 24/192 on laptop SPDIF, but I know you can do 24/96. If non-laptop I think the soundcard that the Berkeely DAC recommends for 24/192 is one of the various Lynx cards, for PC I think Lynx AES16 PCI digital I/O card. And they headed for the AES/EBU connector.