Timothy Stockman;294854 Wrote: 
> True, the S/PDIF standard does not define 5.1, however Alesis is able to
> pack 8 channels (24 bit X 48 Khz) of uncompressed audio onto Toslink
> (they call it "lightpipe").  A consumer standard IS possible, but given
> the "mood" of the industry, not very probable in the near future.
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADAT_Lightpipe

Ah, I should have known.  What I thought was a bandwidth shortcoming in
S/PDIF is really just a lack of DRM.


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