Hi there,
There are some early previews of the new OPPO out already saying that the player can serve up PCM, AIFF, ALAC, FLAC and WAV audio up to 384kHz/32-bit, multi-channel DSD64/128 and even two-channel DSD256.
It is apparent that a digital output module (Vanity203) won't be able to output all the material bit accurate due to 192kHz limit of the SPDIF output. May I get some opinions here what would you like to have on the Vanity203, what features and user control?
Also please express your interest in the Vanity203HD here.
AES/EBU supports 384KHz and 32 bits, right? Then you can output bitperfect on aes/ebu.
If that is possible, then it is what I want.
The best thing for me would be to be able to switch over the old Vanity103HD to the new UDP-203. The analog outputs looks the same on the outside as on BDP-103. Can we be so lucky the internal fittings and interface works on the new player? (not for 384KHz and 32 bits off course).
Hi guys,
AES/EBU has the same specs as SPDIF, the only difference is the voltage levels, differential signaling and some sub-channel information. Therefore the limits are the same: 192kHz/24Bits stereo. Theoretically we could have a 384kHz SPDIF transmitter in the FPGA, but there is no point of doing so.
As for the physical and electrical compatibility of UDP-203 and the VanityHD103 I am very skeptical, but it is too soon to talk about it.
I think 24-bit, 192KHz output is enough for multichannel audio. Dual link for 384Khz stereo may be possible,
but i don't think there is any standard defined for it. Btw it seems there is enough space for your Vanity board in the UDP-203 Player ...
