SACD playback the DAC

There are 3 brands of player that will output SACD (as DSD or PCM) via HDMI: Oppo, Pioneer, Sony.

There are several brands of AVR and pre/pro that will accept SACD (as DSD or PCM) over HDMI.

I know of no stand-alone DACs that will handle DSD via HDMI.

Kal

Do you really mean 2 channel or do you mean analog inputs?

Kal

I am unfamiliar with the Integra player. Perhaps. One hopes that there will be more of these as time goes on.

Kal

I have not done it formally but only in the course of reviewing various components. Generally, the issue of jitter is difficult to allocate when there are so many other variables. Nonetheless, there are players that have excellent DACs and analog stages but, so far, I have not directly compared them with a really high-end HDMI-input prepro. Soon.

Kal

What new Marantz? I only know of one Marantz MCH prepro and, despite good subjective reviews from others, I find the feature set limiting.

Kal

Yup. "despite good subjective reviews from others, I find the feature set limiting."

Kal

2nd try:

1. Cannot decode HD codecs and use Audyssey.
2. Has a less potent version of Audyssey than its competitors.

Kal

Those are the ones. Check the relevant Marantz thread on AVSforum. Of course, one can use the Marantz with a player that does the decoding so that it gets only PCM. Still, there are limits on the sample rate for using Audyssey, even with PCM.

Kal