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    Sacd

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

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    Re: Sacd

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

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    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.

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    Re: Sacd

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

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    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 :-)

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