[1UP]

Could someone explain what happens technically to the audio signal when feeding a normal movie from a DVD transport to a DAC like a Benchmark or Bel Canto, through a normal 2 channel system?

Isn't the output 48khz; don't the DACs require 44.1khz input to do their magic?

I get what happens if I hook the DVD player's normal RCA analogue outputs to a stereo amp (DVD's onboard DAC does the conversion 48khz to PCM, right?). I just don't get what happens if you throw a fancy outboard DAC in there.

 

[Mr.Radar]

Both the Benchmark DAC1 and Bel Canto DAC2 can operate from 32KHz to 192KHz*, including 48KHz which is the rate DVD-Video audio tracks run at.

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Originally Posted by 1UP (DVD's onboard DAC does the conversion 48khz to PCM, right?)

The DVD player's onboard DAC converts the digital PCM audio (running at 48KHz) to analog (hence the name Ditigal to Analog Convertor).

*early versions of the DAC1 only go up to 96KHz

 

[dip16amp]

Most DVD players also allow you to set it to convert DTS and DD to PCM.