Originally Posted by
garym
As Spoon says, correct, without HDCD DSP ripping, it will show as 16/44.1 rip. My recommendation (and I have lots of Dead) is to rip without HDCD DSP so that you have a bit perfect copy of the CD. Then, separately, you can use dbpa CONVERTER to convert those albums to different files using the HDCD DSP. Name that album something to identify it as a different set of tracks (e.g., "Europe '72 - The Complete Recordings [HDCD]"). These converted files will be 24 bit. Before you go to the trouble, you may also want to figure out if these HDCD disks actually use peak extension (PE). If not, then there is no benefit in converting to HDCD as it's not using the actual features of HDCD that make a difference. Google around and you can see lots of discussion of this. Not sure if dbpa can tell you this info. foobar2000 with the right HDCD components can identify HDCD and features included. Good luck.