I've been going down a bit of a rabbit hole trying to source hi res audio files and setup proper bit-perfect digital playback. I've had a bluray player for years, and getting a blu ray audio disc is almost never a bad purchase.... but still, they're pricier than my typical budget and require (at least for my old player) a tv to be hooked up to listen to the hi-res content. SADC is an attractive alternative for hi res, 5.1, etc... until you again look at the price of these players... not to mention that the DACs in my receivers won't decode DSD anyway. That conundrum led me down the path of wanting to just play hi-res music from my phone. Of course, bluetooth isn't good enough for hi-res playback as it compresses the stream in a lossy format that cuts into the audible frequency range of our music... It turns out, even with a usbc out, android (and probably phones too) will limit the audio quality of what passes through, so the OS has to be bypassed with a dedicated app. On Android, the best paid solution is UAPP. Ok great. Got the app. Messed with settings ... and .... I dont have a usb in to my receiver for this. Of course. So, I bought an adapter that carries a bit-perfect signal from the UAPP app to the coaxial input on my receiver. Did you know that you can use any rca cable on this digital input. Yup. Stability may improve with a legit coax cable, but you might not need it at all. Anyway, I have not to say about all this hi-fi audio stuff. I'm an old analog buff at heart, but I can clearly see where my limitations are set if I refuse to adapt. View quoted note →