[lmcan]

I am trying to determine if there are any DVD or BluRay players that would allow to output multichannel SACD/DVD-A over optical or coaxial output. I heard that Denon DVD 3910 could do that, however it would be nice if someone can confirm that. Also it would be nice to find out about other players that can output multichannel over optical output. I need this because I have a pre-amp that handles DTS, and Dolby Digital but does not have HDMI inputs.
Thanks in advance,
LM

[KenB2]

Hi,

I've a feeling you are out of luck on that one - multi-channel sacd and dvd-a need a pretty meaty connection (bandwidth wise), so for a direct multi-channel digital connection something like fire-wire, HDMI or Denon's 'Denon-link' is needed.

Both SACD and DVD-A are copy protected too, so that puts more demands on the transmission technology (and limits on what manufacturers were allowed to connect together digitally).

if you what to use a pre-hdmi receiver or surround processor (assuming it has something like an analogue 5.1 pass thru mode) - you would have to use the multi-channel analogue outs from the player instead. Most multi-channel SACD/DVD-A players will have those.

Ken B.