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!
Art
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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.
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.
Reprince, I believe some players will out-put DVD A 24/96 but I'm not aware of any players that will out put DVD Audio 24/192, yet .
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Folks, please correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding from a post a while back on this forum from Kevin Halvorson and from what I've seen on AA and elsewhere since then is that DVD-A discs (NOT DVD-V discs, i.e. DADs) are encrypted so that the high rez signal cannot be output through a digital output. Some players may be able to output a 24/96 signal (my Marantz DV-18 for example), and I can listen to a Classic Records DAD in 24/96 sound through my DAC, but I could not take a DVD-A player, play a DVD-A disc, output it via a digital out to my 24/96 capable DAC and listen to music with 24/96 resolution playback, because the disc itself won't allow that. If that's incorrect, I might be willing to buy in to that format as well as SACD, but I don't think it is incorrect.