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DVD-A Question

I am a two channel audio nut, with a mark levinson no 39, which features an optical and and RCA(s/pdif) inputs. its a 24/96 dac, and has a built in analog volume control (i.e., i do not own a preamp anymore).

I am not into home theatre, but will be picking up a DVD player (finally). so here goes: if i buy a player than also plays DVD-A, could i send the digital signal to my levinson no 39 and drive the amp from that??

THANKS A TON!
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kthomas
911 posts
 
You could send a CD-quality, 2-channel digital stream to your Levinson, but that would not be the DVD-A you're paying for. If you search hard enough, you might find one that passes a 96Khz, 2-channel PCM digital signal which, presumably, the Levinson can accept. There is no player in the world that passes a multichannel, full-bandwidth signal digitally out of a player, for copyright reasons. -Kirk
rcprince
3,070 posts
 
Actually, I believe that no DVD-A disc will allow for the passing of any 24/96 digital signal--that's my main complaint about DVD-A, you're stuck with the DAC in the player for 24/96 playback.
djs
13 posts
 
I think that MSB Technology has some sort of special digital output that they can install into DVDA players that will output 24/192 audio. I heard this system hooked up to one of their Platinum DACs and it sounded pretty good.
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