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I everyone I'm moving in a few weeks and I"m taking the opportunity to refresh my system. Since my PS3 died I haven't been able to play my SACD collection.
What currently available SACD players exist that have PUC support on something like the BS3?
OPPO is out as they exited the market (and they're pricey now). I don't know of any others.
Wouldn't the Sony UBP-X1100ES fill the bill? The only question is whether it still uses the same IR codes as "any old" Sony Blu-Ray player in the PUC table -- I have no personal experience, but it seems likely. SACDs would typically be rendered thru its HDMI output, but it has a second (audio only) HDMI or in a pinch you can use SPDIF coax for PCM or Dolby Digital, plus TOSlink and analog 2-channel outputs. It isn't cheap, but compared to your B&O gear it's a bargain.
[Edit: Oops, sorry -- see the post referenced by @MM, below: UBP-X1100 fails sending PCM via HDMI audio output even with BeoSystem 4. Sigh. Used PS3 looks more appealing now... "Puh-Ray-Stay-Shun."]
The thing is that the older BV’s does not support all sampling rates.
I am pretty sure this will be the case with the BSys3 also.
Please have a look at the post from Geoff Martin in this thread (on page 2):
/forum/general-discussion-and-questions/multichannel-listening
Back then - as I wanted to have playback from my SACD’s on my Avant 1st gen - I went for an OPPO 103.
To my knowledge no other player is capable of playing SACD’s/multichannel on the Avant.
Please note: this is no problem on the later Sound Center based BV’s.
MM
Location: Flensborg————Danmark
I didn’t test the PUC so this doesn’t answer the original poster. I used this machine by Sony to feed a Beosystem via HDMI and the Beosystem 3 couldn’t do multichannel from the Sony when I tried it a dealer last year.Wouldn't the Sony UBP-X1100ES fill the bill? The only question is whether it still uses the same IR codes as "any old" Sony Blu-Ray player in the PUC table -- I have no personal experience, but it seems likely. SACDs would typically be rendered thru its HDMI output, but it has a second (audio only) HDMI or in a pinch you can use SPDIF coax for PCM or Dolby Digital, plus TOSlink and analog 2-channel outputs. It isn't cheap, but compared to your B&O gear it's a bargain. [Edit: Oops, sorry -- see the post referenced by @MM, below: UBP-X1100 fails sending PCM via HDMI audio output even with BeoSystem 4. Sigh. Used PS3 looks more appealing now... "Puh-Ray-Stay-Shun."]
Note: SPDIF or Toslink are blocked to send SACD signals, even if they were converted to PCM.or in a pinch you can use SPDIF coax for PCM or Dolby Digital, plus TOSlink and analog 2-channel outputs.
The issue with BSys3 and BV11 is the DSD to PCM convertion. Most SACD player will have PCM formats out which are incompatable with a BV11 and BSys3 (88.2kHz or 176.4kHz)
This one seems to aim at being the successor of the OPPO player:
Location: Flensborg————Danmark
Well I guess I have to ask, how much is it?
Seriously though. It seems there aren't many SACD players left. So what's a model I can buy used for < $400 that does PCM output?
Right now the standing answer is ps3. But 1) they like to cook themselves to death, and 2( no PUC.
Well I guess I have to ask, how much is it?
Seriously though. It seems there aren't many SACD players left. So what's a model I can buy used for < $400 that does PCM output?
Right now the standing answer is ps3. But 1) they like to cook themselves to death, and 2( no PUC.
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