Ah, right. The DSD is converted to PCM by the Oppo, not the Vanity board. The settings guide is ambiguous - if the HDMI is turned off in the Oppo settings, does the Vanity board provide the PCM conversion and output via the HDMI port? (Or does the HDMI output then carry the unconverted DSD signal ...

I have the Oppo 103 with the Vanity HD AES board. I am wondering whether the HDMI and USB outputs remain active/functional? I'd rather find out by asking here than order cables and find out the hard way.

I looked at the online information and didn't see any reference to this issue. Thank you.