Sony UBP-X800 4K Blu-ray player in DA HOUSE!

No, the UBP-X800 plays SACDs straight. I don't think there's any audio or video disc format it can't play, which is one of the great things about it :)

Marco.

i thought sacd is only through hdmi or analogue 2 channel. be ok if using a amp with hdmi but not a normal 2 channel amp

Nope, if I play an SACD on the Sony, I hear it through the Beresford DAC, to which it's connected, or I can also divert the signal (via an HDMI lead) to the on-board DAC inside my Sony AV amp (simply by changing the input), and listen to it that way.

It's fun comparing the sound quality of both DACs. The Bushmaster wins fairly comfortably! :)

Marco.

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Originally Posted by Marco

Nope, if I play an SACD on the Sony, I hear it through the Beresford DAC, to which it's connected, or I can also divert the signal (via an HDMI lead) to the on-board DAC inside my Sony AV amp (simply by changing the input), and listen to it that way.

It's fun comparing the sound quality of both DACs. The Bushmaster wins fairly comfortably! :)

Marco.

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More than likely Marco you'll be hearing the CD layer mate in PCM, not the SACD.
I think the Sony can be configured output DSD (i.e. SACD) though, from via HDMI output into a receiver?

I'll double check it, dude, when I get a chance, just to be sure. If the latter is the case, then I'll certainly be hearing the SACD, outputted via the HDMI lead, connected to the Blu-ray player, through the DAC inside my Sony AV amp...

Marco.

From the Sony website, outlining the player's features and media it supports: https://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/b...ayers/ubp-x800

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/PBbyvj.jpg

Note the SACD logo above, followed by this quote:

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Originally Posted by Sony

Want to dance around to your Super Audio CD collection? No problem. If it’s a disc, the UBP-X800 will almost certainly be able to play it.

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:cool:

Marco.

Interesting... I've just popped this SACD into the Sony:

https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/1...922/nQ8bQ7.jpg

...which it clearly recognises as an SACD, as it says: "Super Audio CD" on the playback screen on my TV, and it sounds fab!

Now, that's with it going through the DAC in the Sony amp, as the input is set to 'BD/DVD' - and as it's a multi-channel SACD recording, the sound is coming through all the speakers connected to my cinema system (fronts, subs, centre and rears).

Now, when I change the input on the amp to 'Video 1', which the Bushmaster DAC is connected to, via a digital coaxial cable and analogue stereo interconnects, I lose the sound through anything else but the front speakers, and it changes to basic stereo (still sounds fab, although of course a bit different)...

So what does that mean, in terms of the SACD factor we're discussing? :)

Marco.

your getting full sacd via hdmi and 2 channel stereo via spidif(non sacd). there are various reasons for it or were at time. main one is sony dont want it any other way but there is bandwidth limitations via spidif for multichannel anyway. if you want sacd through the beresford you could get the neet extractor ive got

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Okies dude, noted on both counts. I've bookmarked the extractor. Bottom line though, is that I can enjoy full SACD quality with the Sony, because I'm using it with the right amp (cables and DAC) :)

Marco.