Will SACD Formats Play through a Standard DAC?

I'm looking at hooking a Sony 777es SACD / CD player through an Electrocompaniet ECD-1 DAC. Will the SACD signal transfer properly? (Hope this isn't a stupid question).

slhijb02-28-2007 4:36pm

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kr4 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,677 posts 03-01-2007 at 03:32am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Here: http://www.dvdupgrades.ch/product/Modification/SPDIF/Output/Six_channel_S_P_DIF_output_board/24308.html Kal
fatparrot Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,314 posts 03-01-2007 at 12:17am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete So, has anyone made an outboard DSD decoder? Is there anyway to get the DSD out from an SACD player? Just curious.
spiro Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 115 posts 03-01-2007 at 12:21am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I believe that the EM (Ed Mitner) Labs D/a will decode Sacd format. They are very pricey though.
rwwear Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,867 posts 03-01-2007 at 12:24pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete You can use firewire, Denon Link, HDMI 1.3 and other proprietary connections on appropriately equiped players and decoders to pass SACD/DVDA digitally.
herman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,252 posts 03-01-2007 at 01:38pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Why so secretive RW? A few details please. What "other proprietary connections?" What "appropriately equiped players and decoders?"

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