Just buy a Sonona system and transport and it's easy!
I have read the docs and guidance and it does not lead me to expect speed.Kal, ripping to ISO *is* simple, and extracting the DSD files is also simple. If you have a high-end DAC, then you are done at that point. Someone like me wanting to use a networked media player needs to do further conversion, though there is a 3rd party app for Popcorn Hour just around the corner that will read the DSD files and integrate the playing of SACD into the user interface.
Jeff
So, how long does each disc take?
That's exactly what I figured. At 15mins per disc, that's 600hours with a hand's on effort. I am considering an auto-ripper for my CDs and they take under 10mins to rip but the auto-ripper lets me stack 100 discs and come back when the job is done. If there was an autoripper PS3, I would not care as much about the time each disc required.About 15-20 minutes for the rip. Then depending on what you want to do with it... ?? If you just want a stereo DSD file, that's all you need to do.
and repeat and repeat..... Nope.No doubt, Kal, it would be a chore to rip all those SACD, but it's not really "hands on" in that you don't need to monitor the entire process. If you attach a large USB storage device, you can load an SACD, select the rip mode, hit the start button and do something else for 20 mins. When you come back, you eject, reload and repeat.
And I have another birthday in 2 weeks.Time is a commodity that we don't have any longer as time goes by. :b
That, sir, is of great interest to me as you are the only one I know of who has done the conversions with all the different apps!
Jeff
And I have another birthday in 2 weeks.
I think that would be it. The subtleties that make one recorded version of a song more transparent and detailed than another are not making the conversion intact.I suspect what i am hearing is the difference between DSD and LPCM or some breakdown in the DSD to PCM conversion as this is where the meat and potatoes of the bit rate and sampling changes are made.
I think that would be it. The subtleties that make one recorded version of a song more transparent and detailed than another are not making the conversion intact.
Jeff
Also, I have read that some (maybe quite a few) SACD discs were converted to DSD from PCM which makes an interesting issue since we consumers have no idea of the source material of these discs (analog, PCM, etc..). So..........Is it live or is it Memorex? Is it analog to DSD or is it PCM to DSD?
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