Denonís Proprietary ìDenon Linkî Digital Interface Receives Approval From Sony And Philips For SA-CD Transmission

28-Jan-05

Denon Electronics announced that its proprietary Denon Link digital interface has been approved for transmission of Super Audio CD (SA-CD) signals by Sony and Philips, developers of the SA-CD format, under the new and upcoming SA-CD 2.0 specification. Sony and Philips will release an update to the current SA-CD 1.3 specification, approving the DENON Link digital interface. The acceptance and support of Denon Link by Sony and Philips marks a significant step forward in bringing the finest digital audio entertainment to todayís most discriminating consumers in the easiest, most elegant manner possible. Products in accordance with the updated specification will be available in the near future. Denon sought and received approval from the DVD Forum in 2003 for transmission of DVD-Audio signals, and with approval by SA-CD specification, the path is now clear for the Denon Link to provide a single high-resolution, multi-channel digital connection for all of todayís high-performance digital audio signals, including SA-CD, DVD-Audio, DVD-Video*, linear PCM, packed PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS and MP3 digital audio data.As one of the industryís first SA-CD licensees, Denon has been a strong supporter of the high-performance digital audio format since its inception.* Denon Link will pass only the audio portion of DVD-Video titles