Lrsky - Redbook is fixed at 16 bit and the only thing that better transport provides is lower jitter. Better laser resolution does nothing if overall quality doesn't follow. Many factors affect player's performance and SACD players, for example, are not the best redbook CD players. They have separate laser assemblies for each format but designer probably concentrated on SACD part more. Same might be true with Blue Ray. If you plan to use it as a transport than it might be better to get cheap DVD player and jitter suppressing DAC like Benchmark DAC1 or Bel Canto DAC3.
Such DACs have resolution of 24bits but redbook is defined as 16-bit (as well as HDCD and SACD).
Such DACs have resolution of 24bits but redbook is defined as 16-bit (as well as HDCD and SACD).