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
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).
Why sent the Benchmark DAC 24/192?

"regardless of the original sample rate of the data, converts it to a datastream sampled at 110kHz."

See:

http://stereophile.com/digitalprocessors/108bench/

The PSAudio PWT can output up to 24/192, see:

http://www.psaudio.com/ps/products/description/perfectwave-transport?cat=audio
ok, so no point in 192. how about 96?
Kana813 -
The reason is that (as always) I am trying to get the best sound that I can within my budget. I have a benchmark already. I thought that it would be interesting to feed it dvd-a somehow. Dosent look like there is a way to do it.
I have spoken with ps audio and do have my eye on the pwt and pwd but they really are out of my price range. The write ups on the ps audio site are very well done.