Hooking up SACD

[kd2777]

I was always under the impression that 5,1 could travel through an optical cable, however when I bought my SACD player last night the salesman tried to sell me 3 sets of RCAs so I could listen to the SACD, because he said that was the only way 5.1 could be played (using the SACDs 6 preouts).

Is he right or was he trying to pad his sales.

kd

 

[Viper GTS]

TOSLINK is not capable of passing data from SACD, you have to use the onboard DAC + analog outputs.

Viper GTS

 

[Muadib]

It depends. Does your receiver/preamp have a HDMI 2.0 input? If it does, then he was wrong. If it does not, then he was correct.

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: Muadib
It depends. Does your receiver/preamp have a HDMI 2.0 input? If it does, then he was wrong. If it does not, then he was correct.

He specifically asked about toslink, if he's asking that I seriously doubt he has a SACD player and receiver/preamp capable of HDMI 2.0.

🙂

Viper GTS

 

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: Muadib
It depends. Does your receiver/preamp have a HDMI 2.0 input? If it does, then he was wrong. If it does not, then he was correct.

He specifically asked about toslink, if he's asking that I seriously doubt he has a SACD player and receiver/preamp capable of HDMI 2.0.

🙂

Viper GTS

You are more than likely right, but I've run into too many people who really have no idea what conections they have with their equipment.

 

[kd2777]

This is the SACD player.
This is the receiver.

Being it has no HDMI inputs, muchless 2.0, I will pick up some RCAs so I can try out the SACDs.

Thanks for you help.

kd