"Bob Cain" wrote in message
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Randy Yates wrote:


Seriously, Matt, you act like this is a silly question. Why would it be?
Isn't
that kinda the idea of SACD - let the latest technology decide what's
the best
way to downconvert the delta sigma modulator output? Why hogtie the
converter
to the transport? Oh, yeah! I get it - we get to sell more players that
way...

Nope. We get to sell more content that way. It's about
protection of content from theft regardless of how effective
it might be. You can't and won't find digital output in any
form from SACD players.

Actually the Denon DVD5900 does feature SACD digital output of sorts via a
proprietary firewire connection:

http://www.usa.denon.com/catalog/products.asp?l=1&c=4

DENON Link for connection to AVR-5803 (compatible with Second Edition
Units) . PCM and DSD Compatible IEEE-1394 Out/In ports, featuring exclusive
DENON Clock Synchronized System (DCSS), a proprietary and defeatable
system . The IEEE-1394 port with DCSS activated, functions only with
upcoming DENON IEEE-1394 equipped product; when DCSS is defeated, the port
is set to A&M Protocol .