RonM wrote:
> I did see '(here) '
> (http://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=List_of_HDCD-encoded_Compact_Discs)that
> some other Dead releases with HDCD don't actually implement the features
> of the format and don't offer any benefit. But this one is fairly
> recent, and maybe it does.
Actually, it's the opposite. In general, the meaningful features of HDCD
were more likely implemented on *early* CDs. Most, if not all, of the
later Grateful Dead CDs are HDCD but do not implement the HDCD features
that make HDCD any different from regular CDs (peak extension, etc.).
- Does LMS support the HDCD format, so a full rip will give me the
benefits?
I don't think this is possible. As to get HDCD playback, one has to have
an HDCD capable player. And squeezeboxes (hardware or virtual) would not
be. There is a component in foobar2000 that allows one to play a
16/44.1 FLAC rip of an HDCD CD and play it back on foobar2000 player
utilizing the HDCD info (just like using an HDCD CD player, or at least
as close to this as possible given the reverse engineering of the
component).
- How best to rip, I think dBp supports the format in some way? Or
some other way?
I use dBpa to rip myself. I rip these CDs to regular 16/44.1 FLAC
files. Nothing special. And they sound great. One can use a DSP within
dbpa to "decode" the files and backwards engineer to create 24 bit
versions that "use" the HDCD information (these end up being 20bit files
in a 24 bit FLAC container). If you're going to do this, note that
these 24 bit versions are no longer bit perfect rips of the CD. I would
say that best practice if you want these 24 bit versions is to rip to
16/44.1, then use dbpa converter and hdcd DSP to create a copy of the
files with the HDCD DSP applied. If you want to really go down the
rabbit hole re ripping HDCD, crack open a beer and start reading this
thread:
https://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?27540-Ripping-HDCDs-Best-practices&highlight=practices+hdcd
And by the way, I've taken several of these (including older ones that
do use PE) to a friends house that has an HDCD capable CD player.
Nothing too formal, but in a single-blind test (where I didn't know
which playback method was being used, HDCD CD Player, or FLAC via
streamer), I heard no difference and trying to pick which is which just
led to random guessing on my part).
- Can I just do a regular 16/44 rip from the disc and have a regular
set of playable files?
Yes. This is exactly what I do and they sound fantastic. I probably
have more than 100 Grateful Dead CD sets that are HDCD (and again, many
don't actually use the features of HDCD that would make it need decoding
as HDCD to begin with).
- Is there anything else I need to know?
My approach is rip to regular 16/44.1 FLAC and play with LMS. Sounds
great. Early on, I created some 24 bit versions with dbpa HDCD DSP, but
after realizing that they sound the same (to me) except take up a lot
more space, I decided it was a waste of time. YMMV.
*Home:* VBA 4TB (2.4)>LMS 7.9.1>Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio (all
ethernet)
*Cottage:* VBA 3TB (2.4)>LMS 7.9.1>Touch>Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio
w/Battery (ethernet, Radio WIFI)
*Office:* Win10(64)>LMS 7.9.2>Squeezelite
*The Wild (no internet): *PiCorePlayer 4.0 on rPi 3B+, hifiberry
Dac+Pro, 4TB USB (LMS & Squeezelite)
*Controllers:* iPhone6 & iPadAir2 (iPeng), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay
7.8 on Win10(64) laptop
*Files:* ripping: dbpa > FLAC; post-rip: mp3tag, PerfectTunes;
Streaming: Spotify
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