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Bel canto DAC 2

I just got a Bel Canto DAC 2 and maybe I should've done more research on this. It looks as though you feed this a 16/44 signal and it "upsamples" this to 24/192. However, what if I'm feeding it 24/48, will it upsample that as well? Or for that matter, can I even feed this anything other than 16/44? Sure hope I can. Once I get the rest of my gear I'll be able to experiment with this. Thanks for any insight.
john2525
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audphile1
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is it set to PCM out on the player's menu?
warnerwh
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A regular dac will not work with SACD or DVD audio discs. You have to use your analog outs.
john2525 OP
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Thanks for the info, appreciate it. I'm learning... slowly.
mchd1
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John2525: Does the DAC 2 provide an improvement for CDs over the analog outputs of the PL-2? I am going to try a PL-2 and was hoping the PL-2 would be good enough as is and not need an outboard DAC. I would think the analog outputs of the PL-2 would sound very close to the PL-2 going through a DAC 2.
john2525 OP
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I haven't had much of a chance as of yet to do an honest comparison. But I will in time. I got the DAC 2 more so for other digital sources I have, such as the PC, DAT, other hard drive recorders. Also, I like playing dvd-audio discs which will not output a digital signal from the PL-2. So far, I'm very satisfied with the analog outputs on the pl-2 > Cayin A-70T > VR2's
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