ripping an SACD - what's the result?

Posted by: jayd on 28 May 2003

A friend made a copy of the SACD version of Ryan Adams "Gold" in the following manner:

SACD player--> preamp --> tape out --> external A to D converter --> computer hard drive (AIFF format) --> burn disc

Sounds great, although I havent compared it to any other formats of this album. My question is: what am I listening to? Does it more closely approximate (sonically) the SACD, a regular cd, or... ?

Just curious. Please help me connect the bits.

Jay

Posted on: 28 May 2003 by Bob Shedlock

I've heard ripped copies of sacds, the CD layer, not the sacd one. Where the mastering of the disc improved over the original, it was better.

I've also heard sacds wherein the remastering was abysmal. There's no perfect solution.

Posted on: 28 May 2003 by alex95

I have a Sony SACD player I got ridicously cheap which when playing sacds seriously challenges my CD5. I just wonder what a high end player can do.

Posted on: 01 June 2003 by Martin Payne

If you record to an audio-compatible CD-R, then you have bog-standard CD quality, but also with the losses inherent in converting to analogue, then back to digital again.

cheers, Martin

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