Will SACD Formats Play through a Standard DAC?

NO. A standard DAC does not decode DSD and the signal is not passed through the digital out of the player.

Thanks... darn it.

There is a mod shop in Switzerland who will sell you a modified multichannel player (SACD and DVDA) with digital outputs, probably PCM that the standard DAC can handle, for all six channels. They will also sell you the circuit boards if you want to mod your own player. Evidently Sony's control of the industry does not extend to Switzerland!

Dartford, can you share your resources other than "a mod shop in Switzerland?"

Sounds interesting.

Here:
http://www.dvdupgrades.ch/product/Modification/SPDIF/Output/Six_channel_S_P_DIF_output_board/24308.html

Kal