I just got back from a long vacation to Kona, Hawaii. I'll try to spend
some time doing this and let you know.
Even if there is 'some' degradation taking the analog out of my Pioneer
Elite DV-47A player, I'm starting with a 24-bit source and keeping it
24-bit through high-quality DA/AD
Eric Seaberg;183593 Wrote:
The SACDs I have that I really want to listen to on Slim, I'm going to
take the analog out of my player, re-record to 88.2k/24-bit and
re-encode using DTS. I could also encode to Dolby, but it can't go
over 48k sampling.
It's a LOT of extra work just to avoid
Pale Blue Ego;183471 Wrote:
One way to capture SACD or DVD-A sound is not to rip it, but to
digitize the analog output using a top-quality soundcard. You are
going digital--analog--digital, but it's possible to get high-quality
(24bit) stereo wav files that would be suitable for SB3 or
MahlerFreak;182828 Wrote:
I have been using a player modified by these folks:
http://dvdupgrades.ch/digital_audio.html
for a couple of years now to convert SACD to 24bit 88.2 Khz PCM for
input into my Meridian system (which doesn't have DSD digital input).
It outputs 24/96 from
One way to capture SACD or DVD-A sound is not to rip it, but to
digitize the analog output using a top-quality soundcard. You are
going digital--analog--digital, but it's possible to get high-quality
(24bit) stereo wav files that would be suitable for SB3 or Transporter.
--
Pale Blue Ego
Pale Blue Ego;183471 Wrote:
One way to capture SACD or DVD-A sound is not to rip it, but to
digitize the analog output using a top-quality soundcard. You are
going digital--analog--digital, but it's possible to get high-quality
(24bit) stereo wav files that would be suitable for SB3 or
kcl wrote:
Pale Blue Ego;183471 Wrote:
One way to capture SACD or DVD-A sound is not to rip it, but to
digitize the analog output using a top-quality soundcard. You are
going digital--analog--digital, but it's possible to get high-quality
(24bit) stereo wav files that would be suitable for
The SACDs I have that I really want to listen to on Slim, I'm going to
take the analog out of my player, re-record to 88.2k/24-bit and
re-encode using DTS. I could also encode to Dolby, but it can't go
over 48k sampling.
It's a LOT of extra work just to avoid getting out of my chair to
change a
Ripping SACD's can be done but has a couple of major drawbacks:
1) It takes expensive equipment (see below)
2) It takes a lot-of-hard-disk-space!!!
3) It is difficult to play the high resolution music.
Slimserver/Squeezebox/Transporter etc can't do it, you need other
players. Even so, you may
CarlOtto -- Thanks for that great information! Yes, I've just about come
to the conclusion that SACD and DVD-A is not reasonably doable.
I did find that Linn Records has a number of Studio Quality
downloadable music. I think I'm going to give that a try, as well as
see how the CD layer of SACDs
I have been using a player modified by these folks:
http://dvdupgrades.ch/digital_audio.html
for a couple of years now to convert SACD to 24bit 88.2 Khz PCM for
input into my Meridian system (which doesn't have DSD digital input).
It outputs 24/96 from DVD-Audio, too.
I haven't tried to use
DCtoDaylight;182408 Wrote:
DVD-A disc's are encrypted, and generally cannot be ripped, although if
you can, they are completely compatible with the Transporter.
Cheers!
Oooops! Got a little carried away there! I should have said any
DVD-A's with a sample rate of 96k or lower are
kcl;182346 Wrote:
Will I be able to rip an SACD or DVD-A
SACD I don't know, DVD-A sometimes, but it's difficult. Some you can
successfully rip with smartripper, or a combination of smartripper,
vstrip and lpcm24 (see:
http://forums.slimdevices.com/showpost.php?p=168141postcount=34 ).
But it
SACD doesn't use PCM encoding, like DVD-A or CD's. As a result, it's
not compatible with either a Squeeze box or a Transporter. Most SACD's
also have a CD layer, which you can rip and play, but it's no higher
quality than a standard CD.
DVD-A disc's are encrypted, and generally cannot be
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