I am currently brain-storming a project of interfacing the Empeg player directly to a DAC chip, using the I2S signals and thus bypassing the SPIDF output and digital receiver/filter. The DAC used will accept I2S signals (system clock, word select and data) directly. No oversampling will be used. I would like to know if the I2S signals tapped from the I2S pads are at 1x fs (44.1kHz).

Info on non-oversampling DAC can be obtained in the digital forum of the audioasylum or diyaudio website.