Oppo 95 HDCD playback over HDMI, does it work?

[barfle]

I believe I have ONE HDCD in my collection, and IIRC, it’s an SACD hybrid to boot. Somebody’s sampler.

My Oppo 105 has settings for all of those things, and it appears that HDCD takes precedence over SACD if both are present.

I only use the analog audio outputs of my Oppo (until my Atmos decoder shows up). I don’t recall hearing a difference.

 

[Owen Smith]

it appears that HDCD takes precedence over SACD if both are present.

What an odd decision by Oppo if that's genuinely the case.

 

[barfle]

What an odd decision by Oppo if that's genuinely the case.

I thought so, too. That’s why I remember it.

 

[mandrix]

HDCD on an SACD hybrid. Wow, never seen that, that I know of. I bet that's a rarity.
As far as using the HDCD setting on my Oppo's it's a safe bet it's been many years.
Maybe on the 970HD and possibly the 80. Not on the 103 I'm sure.