CA 851N question

Easy Runnin
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I’m playing around with my new 851N. I have a Sony BDP-580 connected via coax. I have the Fragile CD/Blu-ray playing. I’ve selected the 24/96 LPCM version, but the screen on the 851N reads 48.0kHz PCM. Why is that? Shouldn’t it read 96.0kHz?
HT- Samsung PN50B860/Integra DTR 30.3/Rt55 Fronts
Rt35i Surrounds/Cs1000p Center/SVS BP1000 Sub
2CH - B&K MC-101 pre/B&K EX-442 amp/NAD 2400 amp
Polk SDA1C, Polk Monitor 7, New Large Advents and Polk RTA 8T
BR - Yamaha CR800/Polk monitor 5
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    Easy Runnin wrote: »
    I’m playing around with my new 851N. I have a Sony BDP-580 connected via coax. I have the Fragile CD/Blu-ray playing. I’ve selected the 24/96 LPCM version, but the screen on the 851N reads 48.0kHz PCM. Why is that? Shouldn’t it read 96.0kHz?

    I am not sure if your BDP can output more than. 44.1 or 48 over coax. Probably need to check the manual...
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,959
    rooftop59 wrote: »
    Easy Runnin wrote: »
    I’m playing around with my new 851N. I have a Sony BDP-580 connected via coax. I have the Fragile CD/Blu-ray playing. I’ve selected the 24/96 LPCM version, but the screen on the 851N reads 48.0kHz PCM. Why is that? Shouldn’t it read 96.0kHz?

    I am not sure if your BDP can output more than. 44.1 or 48 over coax. Probably need to check the manual...

    I would agree with this. You may have to use a digital coax or HDMI if the 851 has such an option.
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  • Easy Runnin
    Easy Runnin Posts: 501
    I’m using digital, coax and optical. I have an S580 and S590. Same result on both machines. I’m guessing the higher resolution only go through HDMI. Can’t find anything to confirm or refute that. I did find a site that said the DAC in the 590 is 24/192.

    I also found a site that says I can rip SACDs with the 590.
    HT- Samsung PN50B860/Integra DTR 30.3/Rt55 Fronts
    Rt35i Surrounds/Cs1000p Center/SVS BP1000 Sub
    2CH - B&K MC-101 pre/B&K EX-442 amp/NAD 2400 amp
    Polk SDA1C, Polk Monitor 7, New Large Advents and Polk RTA 8T
    BR - Yamaha CR800/Polk monitor 5
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  • rooftop59
    rooftop59 Posts: 8,121
    Easy Runnin wrote: »
    I’m using digital, coax and optical. I have an S580 and S590. Same result on both machines. I’m guessing the higher resolution only go through HDMI. Can’t find anything to confirm or refute that. I did find a site that said the DAC in the 590 is 24/192.

    I also found a site that says I can rip SACDs with the 590.

    I know that sacds can only be sent full resolution through hdmi. I am not sure about hi Rez blu ray discs...
    Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es
    Game Room 5.1.4:     Denon AVR-X4200w; Sony UBP-x700; Definitive Technology Power Monitor 900 mains, CLR-3000 center, StudioMonitor 350 surrounds, ProMonitor 800 atmos x4; Sub - Monoprice Monolith 15in THX Ultra
    Bedroom 2.1     Harmon Kardon HK3490; Bluesounds Node N130; Polk RT25i; ACI Titan Subwoofer
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  • Easy Runnin
    Easy Runnin Posts: 501
    I lucked out and found a dirt cheap, mint condition Oppo DV-980H. I figured that would probably output 96 kHz. So I pop in the Fragile disc and it won’t read it. Duh, it won’t read Blu-rays! Nonetheless, I have a John Hiatt hi-res DVD in the collection. I pop that in and it outputs it at 96 kHz. The 851n reads it at 96 kHz as well. So this seems to confirm that the Sonys only passes hi-res over HDMI. The Oppo is now my new transport. Besides having additional features, I think it sounds a little better than the Pioneer DV-45A I was using.
    HT- Samsung PN50B860/Integra DTR 30.3/Rt55 Fronts
    Rt35i Surrounds/Cs1000p Center/SVS BP1000 Sub
    2CH - B&K MC-101 pre/B&K EX-442 amp/NAD 2400 amp
    Polk SDA1C, Polk Monitor 7, New Large Advents and Polk RTA 8T
    BR - Yamaha CR800/Polk monitor 5
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