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Will an anti-jitter / upsampling device pass AC3?

I'm hoping the answer is "no" - let me explain.

I have a DVD player that doubles as my CD transport. It has two digital outs - one goes to my HT processor, the other one goes to my DAC.

Now, this all works well and fine, but when I'm watching a DVD, the Dolby Digital stream causes my DAC to generate all kinds of crazy noises. This wasn't a problem before, but I switched to a new preamp that has a good bit of cross-talk, so when you're watching a movie you can faintly hear the sound of the DAC freaking out in the background.

My question: if I re-sample / re-clock the signal using either an upsampler or an anti-jitter device like a Monarchy DIP, will it only pass PCM and pass nothing when it gets a Dolby Digital stream?

Hope that question makes sense.
hudsonhawk

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seandtaylor99
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You can often cure crosstalk by connecting the sources on alternating inputs (1-3-5 etc), and short circuiting the intervening inputs (2-4 etc). To make the short circuit I take the junk interconnects that often come with the components, snip them off a few inches from the plug, and solder the conductor and shield together.

It completely cured crosstalk on my integrated amp.
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