Will SACD Formats Play through a Standard DAC?

So, has anyone made an outboard DSD decoder? Is there anyway to get the DSD out from an SACD player? Just curious.

I believe that the EM (Ed Mitner) Labs D/a will decode Sacd format. They are very pricey though.

You can use firewire, Denon Link, HDMI 1.3 and other proprietary connections on appropriately equiped players and decoders to pass SACD/DVDA digitally.

Why so secretive RW? A few details please.
What "other proprietary connections?"
What "appropriately equiped players and decoders?"

The answer, in general, is that all digital outputs from an SACD must be encrypted in some way or other, at least if you play by the rules of the SACD licensing agreement. So, the relatively standard links that RW mentioned do this. In addition, there are the proprietary connection schemes of Accuphase and Esoteric.

There is no 'off-the-shelf' way to get and play with the digital information, except for the DVDUpgrades mod.

Kal