# Playing 96khz BR-audio discs shows 48khz on SA30

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**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [October 16, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/playing-96khz-br-audio-discs-shows-48khz-on-sa30/658 "2021-10-16T14:39:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![PeterH](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/arcam.discourse.group/peterh/32/375_2.png) [@PeterH](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/PeterH)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/playing-96khz-br-audio-discs-shows-48khz-on-sa30/658/1 "2021-10-16T14:39:42Z")

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Hi there!

I have my new SA30 amp for about one week. I use a Philips Fidelio BR-player exclusively for BR-audio discs. However, when I play a 96khz BR-audio disc (like Steven Wilson’s “The Future Bites”), my SA30 shows 48khz. How come? What do I do wrong? Do I have to change settings?

Kind regards,  
Peter.

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**Author:** ![Turkleton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e68b1a/32.png) [@Turkleton](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/Turkleton)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/playing-96khz-br-audio-discs-shows-48khz-on-sa30/658/2 "2021-10-18T16:16:30Z")

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> [@PeterH](#):
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> Steven Wilson’s “The Future Bites

when i stream it off of tidal it shows 96khz. i know that doesnt help 😕

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**Author:** ![paulguk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@paulguk](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/paulguk)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 10:14am UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/playing-96khz-br-audio-discs-shows-48khz-on-sa30/658/3 "2022-10-16T10:14:47Z")

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I have also purchased a Blu Ray audio that has a stereo audio at 96/24. I am currently playing it on my OPPO player and the player is connected to the SA30 using a digital coax connected to the BD input.

When I am playing the disc the Arcam display states it is only decoding at 48khz. I have checked the settings on my OPPO and the LPCM output over digital coax is actually set to LPCM 192khz.

Am I missing something here as I thought digital coax could handle higher sample rates.

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**Author:** ![paulguk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@paulguk](https://arcam.discourse.group/u/paulguk)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 1:11pm UTC](https://arcam.discourse.group/t/playing-96khz-br-audio-discs-shows-48khz-on-sa30/658/4 "2022-10-16T13:11:52Z")

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I have found the answer. Apparently, blue Ray audio is restricted to 48khz max bitrate over coax or optical. I can decode it at 96khz within my OPPO and send it as analogue to Arcam though.