#5, you do realize that there are MANY DVD players which play back SACD through i.LINK (a.k.a. FireWire, a.k.a. IEEE-1394), don't you? And that there are MANY preamps and receivers which will accept such a digital connection? This has been an industry standard for about four years now. Started with Pioneer's DV-47Ai model, which was the first to output DVD-A and SACD via FireWire to their reference receiver, the VSX-49TXi (model #'s may be different depending on the country you live in). Many other brands started following suit in the years that followed. There are PLENTY of DA's which will handle SACD. FireWire would have significantly bumped up the price of the DV-696AV, which is priced ludicrously low to begin with.
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MrSatyre @ Mar 28th 2006 2:40PM
#5, you do realize that there are MANY DVD players which play back SACD through i.LINK (a.k.a. FireWire, a.k.a. IEEE-1394), don't you? And that there are MANY preamps and receivers which will accept such a digital connection? This has been an industry standard for about four years now. Started with Pioneer's DV-47Ai model, which was the first to output DVD-A and SACD via FireWire to their reference receiver, the VSX-49TXi (model #'s may be different depending on the country you live in). Many other brands started following suit in the years that followed. There are PLENTY of DA's which will handle SACD. FireWire would have significantly bumped up the price of the DV-696AV, which is priced ludicrously low to begin with.