Skunk;184639 Wrote: > In a receiver the file might go through DSP before the DAC, just like > squeezebox. There is a block diagram of a receiver at TI.com, HDCD is > implemented in DSP, so the end result is sent to any old 24 bit DAC. > > So if the DSP outputs simultaneously to the SPDIF/toslink out circuit > as well as the DAC, the digital HDCD stream could be captured. Since > the Sb3 goes from 16 bit output to 24 bit output when using no > attenuation, versus digital attenuation in DSP, this made me think the > word length of the SPDIF out on a receiver would vary with decoded > versus non-decoded material (and obviously represent the decoded > waveform). This could be tested with one of the test discs mentioned > that has encoded or unencoded versions, but also by altering the LSB > with Sb (use volume 99/100) and comparing the waveform (if you have > something to capture it).
Now that I didn't know, and I think I understand what you're getting at. BTW in terms of what I've ripped that's HDCD, I have: Beck: Midnight Vultures Beck: Mutations Beck: Sea Change The Cars: The Cars (though the disc is quite old, looks older than the advent of HDCD to me?) The Presidents of the United States of America: Freaked Out & Small Tool: Lateralus The Tragically Hip: In Violet Light The Tragically Hip: Music At Work (from http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=67082) -- Mark Lanctot "It's like, you know, a New Age religion, but with better treble response." - Jon Heal ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=32967 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
