Problem in outputting 24/96 files from my laptop

[RahulH]

Hello,

I have connected my laptop (HP DV9507) to my DACMagic using the USB connection and am able to listen to FLAC files (44KHz) played by Foobar without a problem.
Yesterday, I downloaded a 24 bit 96 KHz sound sampler from Bower & Wilkins Society of Sound website. Although I could listen to it, the DACMagic shows it as a 44KHz input and not 96KHz. Is there any problem with my DACMagic or is it a restriction of the laptop? Is there a way to fix it so that I can listen to the 96KHz files?
Looking forward to your suggestions to fix this problem.

 

[gurubhai]

Which OS ?

 

[kaushik]

The USB input on the DAC magic will only support up to 48Khz whereas the optical and coax SPDIF inputs will take up to 96Khz

u need a good SPDIF converter .

 

[RahulH]

The OS is Win Vista Home Premium.

Does it mean that I should connect directly from the headphone out to the pre-amp to listen to 24/96? Whats the point of having a DAC in that case?