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More => Old Versions => Media Jukebox => Topic started by: ctte56 on December 29, 2011, 01:22:56 pm

Title: Ripping SACD Disks
Post by: ctte56 on December 29, 2011, 01:22:56 pm

When I ripped Dark Side of the Moon on SACD, the playback was in 44khz just like redbook CDs. The stereo layer should be at least 96Khz, no? What am I doing wrong? I am using a W4S Dac2 and a new laptop w/windows 7. Also, I did note that MC sees an SACD as an Audio Disk as opposed to DVD Audio Disks, which MC sees as video. Thanks

Title: Re: Ripping SACD Disks
Post by: Alex B on December 29, 2011, 02:23:48 pm

AFAIK, the DSOTM Super Audio CD releases are hybrid discs. They contain surround and stereo mixes in the SACD format and also a standard Red Book audio CD layer. If you ripped the disc with a conventional ripper (like the one in MC), you ripped the audio CD layer and "stereo, 16-bit, 44.1 kHz" is the correct format.

Ripping the heavily copy protected SACD layer is difficult and probably also illegal in many countries.