Hello all,

I use a BDP 9600 and would like to buy a 9700 for the reason that the latter player is capable of playing SA CD's.
I am wondering whether anyone, and hopefully the Philips support group, can tell me how I can convert the DSD stream on the HDMI output of the 9700 into an analog stereo signal which I would like to feed through my high end stereo equipment into Electrostatic "loudspeakers", ESL63. I do not want to use an AV receiver. I would also like to know which TI DAC's are used in the 9600 and the 9700. After investigating specs I think the TI PCM 1796 or PCM 1792A is used, please let me know which of the two or otherwise.
My experience with the 9600 is really very very positive with respect to picture and stereo sound quality.
Improvement is required with respect to the start-up time of the 9600. It realy takes a long time to become available to the user after power on.

Many thanks DSD SACD MARI