Ayre Acoustics C-5xe Stereo System User Manual


 
A switch on the rear panel allows the digital audio
output to be turned off if its use is not required.
Turning the digital output “off” when not using it
will result in slightly higher sound quality through
the analog outputs.
A second switch sets the sample rate available at the
digital output. Selecting “44/48 kHz” will
downsample high sample rate (88.2, 96, 176.4, or
192 kHz) PCM discs to single rate (44.1 or 48 kHz)
PCM output.
Only change the sample rate switch while the unit
is powered on and no disc is playing.
If the unit is not powered on or if a disc is playing,
the position of the switch will not be detected. This
can lead to a mismatch between the position of the
switch and the actual state of the unit.
Selecting “88/96 kHz”will allow high sample rate
PCM discs to output dual-rate PCM (88.2 or 96
kHz) at the digital audio output. This higher
quality format can be used with a device capable of
accepting higher sample rates. Dual-rate discs will
output dual-rate audio, while quad-rate (176.4 or
192 kHz) DVD-Audio discs will be downsampled
to dual-rate audio.
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