HELP: Sony ES Deck 20bit output into PC? what soundcard can?

[RandomHajile2]

posted already, but got a useless reply!

HELP: Sony ES Deck 20bit output into PC? what soundcard can?

Hi, need some help:)

Got a Sony 30ES deck, that can output 20bits via optical toslink, so does anyone have recomendation as to what PC soundcard i can get to make files/wavs in 20bit rez?

Ive got some live concerts ive recorded over the years that i wanna convert:)

cant do the easy option of getting a uber Yamaha soundcard as ive not got coax out, but if this is the only viable option to keep 20bit rez i'll just have to get a THETA TLC to convert the optical to coax.

look forward to your comments, and be as technical as u want, i will understand:)

thx

James

also, is ES recording really 20/24bit res? or is it just dittered down 2 16bits?

[aeriyn]

chaintech av-710. 30 bucks. 'nuff said. :laugh:

It can be 24 bit, but not on MD. MD is the same as standard CD (16 bit, 44.1kHz 2 channel).

optical digital can transmit 24-bit data; just look at SACD decks.

[jadeclaw]

You do know, that the AV-710 has no digital input?

Try this one for example:

http://www.samedaymusic.com/product--EMU8803

[dex Otaku]

chaintech av-710. 30 bucks. 'nuff said.  :laugh:

It can be 24 bit, but not on MD. MD is the same as standard CD (16 bit, 44.1kHz 2 channel).

optical digital can transmit 24-bit data; just look at SACD decks.

SACD doesn't use 24-bit data. It uses DSD, direct stream digital, a form of PWM.

Also: SPDIF [coax and optical] is limited to certain formats. SDS is not one of them; however, you can put it over the same coax or optical line as long as the other end can understand the format being used. Same as with MP2, DTS, AC3, etc.

[aeriyn]

oops. it has digital out. my bad. :sleep:

thank you for correcting me. dunno what I was thinking.

[Bananatree]

Isn't SACD digital bandwidth too high for digital?

[dex Otaku]

Isn't SACD digital bandwidth too high for digital?

I believe aes/ebu or optical are usually used for it, but maybe you're right about coax if that's what you mean.

[RandomHajile2]

I believe aes/ebu or optical are usually used for it, but maybe you're right about coax if that's what you mean.

not really, SDI video with 4 embeded digital audio tracks at 48khz each, fits down a 75ohm BNC okay!

thats about 270MB persec.

SP/DIF toslink can in theory hit 250MB

but as both consumer versions are crap (ground problems with some coax outputs) and the fact that the public dont really use real coax.

there is a duel XLR standard, that can take 178/192khz, TEAC has a disc transport and DAC that has the standard. im sure its used in the profesional field also.

anyways, looks like HDMI will be the reall cable that does it all, like a digital scart:)