[SurroundSound] Re: oppo bdp93 analog out - DSD?

I think that's correct. It looks like your TV is the causing the Oppo to convert to PCM during the HDMI handshake. Is there another way to connect your TV to the Oppo when playing SACD's, for instance a component input? I guess another option is you could just leave your TV off when playing SACD's.

I bought a cheap 7" monitor to hook up to the Oppo so I don't have to turn on my large DLP TV when playing music, but I can still see what is being displayed on a screen. I have it hooked up via component cables to the Oppo. This saves the DLP bulb on my TV, but it also avoids an HDMI handshake with the TV.  Maybe this would be an option if you need a screen to display song titles, etc, but don't have another way to connect your TV with the Oppo besides HDMI,

On Friday, June 15, 2012 2:09:25 AM UTC-4, flytomars wrote:

Ah, silly me, I didnt see the BDP own panel-
When the TV is open, it says SACD PCM MCH on the panel, and when it is
closed it says only SACD MCH-
I guess it means it plays DSD when the TV is off?

On Jun 15, 8:59 am, flytomars <flytom...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Scolumbo,
> Thanks for the reply!
> This could explain some strange things that happen which I didnt
> understand-
> I am currently connected with the HDMI cable to the TV (which
> obviously cant decode DSD)
> When I play this way, I see "SACD PCM" as the format being played.
> On the other hand, if I play with the TV turned off, and then turn it
> on- the SACD will stop by itself (probably due to the handshake)
> So- in order to play SACD DSD, I need to keep the TV shut?
> And how will I know it is actuall DSD (I wont have the on-screen
> display)?
> This is almost Zen! :)
>
> On Jun 14, 4:16 pm, scolumbo <sacolu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > This is what has been stated by a good authority, one of the Oppo beta
> > testers. The Oppo will send DSD direct to analog through the player's
> > analog outputs with a couple of caveats:  There is no bass management that
> > occurs in the player when doing so, and the player can't have an *active*HDMI connection to a device that itself cannot decode DSD. If the player
> > makes a connection with an AVR/pre-amp that is not capable of decoding DSD
> > during the handshake process, it will instead convert the DSD to PCM first
> > before sending it to the player's analog outs. One way to make that happen
> > is to switch the input on the AVR/pre-amp so the HDMI connection to the
> > Oppo is not active during the handshake process. If you have an HDMI
> > connection to an AVR/pre-amp that is capable of decoding DSD, then this
> > issue isn't relevant.
>
> > On Thursday, June 14, 2012 3:25:11 AM UTC-4, flytomars wrote:
>
> > > Hi all,
> > > I know most of you use HTPC or OPPO + pre-amplifier that can decode DSD,
> > > However - I do not have a pre-amp capable of DSD decoding, and am using
> > > the analog out of the oppo straight into the pre-amp.
> > > Are the analog outs of the oppo converted first to PCM or infact I am
> > > getting a direct DSD?

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