Hi Rez digital to Benchmark DAC?


Hi folks - question for benchmark dac users.
I have a cheap universal player and am wondering if anyone has paired one with a benchmark dac. I know that benchmark is pcm only but it supposedly will handle up to 24/196. Has anyone found a way to feed it 24/196?
thx!
jimmy3993

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If you want to fed a 24/192 signal to your DAC, no transport I am aware of will do that. You have to use a server based system, with a really good audio card that offers digital out. see the lynx studio TWO card (google).
24/176.4 and 24/192 do sound noitceably better than 24/96, and way, way better than standard RBCD.

The SPDIF spec (RCA coax cable) was never intended to handle the ultra high res bit rates and sampling rates. You need AES/EBU double wire double speed for that (digital XLR cable).