Sacd

[BlackCloud]

Can I import a sacd/hi-res cd. Is it worth trying this for some better sound quality?

[Spoon]

Re: Sacd

Only certain hacked old Playstations can read the SACD layer. Nothing else can.

[offline]

Re: Sacd

Not true, Spoon.
Your player must support the the specialized processing, though. My Pioneer Elite UPD-LX500 plays DTS, DVD-Audio and SACD without a problem.

I'm guessing my blu-ray burner wouldn't be able to read the discs properly; but I haven't tried. I do, however, have a number of digital DTS files I can play from my NAS.

[Spoon]

Re: Sacd

Players can read SACD, but no CD or DVD drive on the PC can.

[Maxpower]

Re: Sacd

Just to expand on this, many hardware units now let you cheaply and easily convert the SACD layer of a disc to lossless digital files. I have an $80AUD pioneer (bdp-160) which does the task without breaking a sweat. There are many other mediatek based players that will do the same thing. OPPO 95 and 105 are also very nice options :-)