Adam

Adam

Audioholic Jedi
Anymore, DSD decoding isn't too pricey to get into for consumer playback. Well, "pricey" is relative, I know. :) In 2009, it cost me about $950 for my Pioneer Elite that will do multichannel DSD over HDMI (I just wanted to be able to do it). This year, you can get into it for under $500 (at least on sale) in a receiver. My Onkyo 626 can do it, and the Pioneer 1123 can, too. I'm not shocked that no one (at least, no one reading this thread) has found a standalone decoder, as I doubt DSD is that pervasive in the consumer world, but the hardware itself can't be too pricey if it's going into receivers at that price point.

The Oppo that I got in 2009 is the DV-980H. Really a great unit for the $170 that it cost me. Like I said, I think it's internal DSD decoder (or maybe something else in the PCM conversion stuff, like the bass management...or my inability to dial it in) might be weak, but I love being able to play SACDs and DVD-As over HDMI. :)
 
jinjuku

jinjuku

Moderator
Anymore, DSD decoding isn't too pricey to get into for consumer playback. Well, "pricey" is relative, I know. :) In 2009, it cost me about $950 for my Pioneer Elite that will do multichannel DSD over HDMI (I just wanted to be able to do it). This year, you can get into it for under $500 (at least on sale) in a receiver. My Onkyo 626 can do it, and the Pioneer 1123 can, too. I'm not shocked that no one (at least, no one reading this thread) has found a standalone decoder, as I doubt DSD is that pervasive in the consumer world, but the hardware itself can't be too pricey if it's going into receivers at that price point.

The Oppo that I got in 2009 is the DV-980H. Really a great unit for the $170 that it cost me. Like I said, I think it's internal DSD decoder (or maybe something else in the PCM conversion stuff, like the bass management...or my inability to dial it in) might be weak, but I love being able to play SACDs and DVD-As over HDMI. :)
That sounds like a heckuva score. I've been doing 24/96 and 24/192 on select titles vs DSD/DVD-A/SACD or SuperBit.
 
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sterling shoote

Audioholic Field Marshall
When was that mentioned? I've thought from the beginning that it can. It outputs it over HDMI, but his pre/pro can't decode DSD over HDMI.
Yes, that's right, the unit outputs multi channel only over HDMI. Stereo SACD and DSD recordings can be decoded and output over RCA or XLR.
 
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