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Expect heated opinions if you enter this debate. I have also seen papers suggesting that DSD is inferior to PCM and may colour the sound. On the other hand, researchers conducted a test showing that listeners could not tell the difference if the output from SACD was converted to CD standard PCM. There are SACD enthusiasts who swear that DSD reproduces sound with a natural fidelity that PCM cannot match. There is some discussion of the procedure here from where I have grabbed this image: – ISO (due to the 4GB FAT32 size limit on the PS3, files will be splitted when larger) – 2ch DSDIFF (DST) (if already DST encoded) SACD-Ripper supports the following output formats: Once you have the right hardware you can follow the instructions here to rip the SACD: There is no downgrade path, so it is a matter of scouring eBay for one that has not been updated. Recent PS3s do not play SACD at all, plus you need firmware of 3.55 or lower, before Sony removed the capability of running an alternative operating system. The crack depends on getting hold of an early model of the PlayStation 3 that has not been updated to the latest firmware. Of course you can capture the analogue output and re-digitise it, and certain players from manufacturers such as Oppo enable you to capture digital output converted from Sony’s DSD (Direct Stream Digital) format to high-resolution PCM (Pulse-Code Modulation) but still, it is not an exact copy. The discs are are copy protected, and until now it has not been possible to create an exact copy. Sony’s Super Audio CD (SACD) is an audiophile format featuring high resolution and multi-channel sound.

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