DTS Pass-through digital output

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macboy

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AFAIK, it means that it would give you bit accurate output and it can't decode DTS. You should be able to use this player as source for DAC
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No, when trying to play a DTS soundtrack, it needs to be connected to some device capable of decoding DTS, such as a home theatre receiver. A DAC will output either silence or horrific noise, depeding on whether it obeys the "non-audio data" flag in the S/PDIF stream.

The digital output can also be used to output 2-channel PCM (this is what your DAC wants), or a Dolby Digital data stream. What comes out of the digital output depends on: 1) what type of soundtrack is being played, and 2) the setup of the player.
 
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stolbovoy

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macboy said:

No, when trying to play a DTS soundtrack, it needs to be connected to some device capable of decoding DTS, such as a home theatre receiver. A DAC will output either silence or horrific noise, depeding on whether it obeys the "non-audio data" flag in the S/PDIF stream.
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I don't think that Sandor mentioned DTS soundtrack. He just cited part of the specs.
My message consists of 3 parts, could you please indicate which part of it is wrong:
[ ] it would give bit accurate output
[ ] it can't decode DTS
[ ] it can be used as source for DAC
Thanks,
Viktor
 
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mevang

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I have in mind to play vaw files, obtained from a CD ripping tool, with the portable player. I want to bypass the internal DAC and connect the digital output to the DAC of my hifi gear (better sound expected).
Is that "DTS pass-through digtal output" suitable for this job?
Best regards.

Paul
 
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