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24/96 on PTECH P3A?

I downloaded some FLAC 24/96 songs from HDTracks and then burned them to a cd-rom. My transport seems to be able to read the files, but my Ptech P1a and P3a don't produce any sound. Does my gear support these files?

Thanks
sjeb
sidssp
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It seems like you have burned the FLAC songs as data files. I don't think any CD transport can read that.

To play 24/96 FLAC, you will need to burn them on DVD, DVD-A, or simply play them from a computer to your DAC.

BTW, those HDTrack samples are unbelievable when I play them from a Mac Mini to a Benchmark DAC-1.
sjeb OP
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I'm sure you're right, and I don't know much about this whole area. I'm not really set up yet to play from my computer (but I need to change that). How do I burn as DVD? Does Media Monkey let me do that?
sidssp
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I don't use Media Monkey, not sure if it can burn DVD.

On Mac, I use Toast Titanium from Roxio. It actually has an Music DVD format
option and I can specify to use 24/96 PCM encoding, very easy to do.

BTW, you also need to have a DVD player/transport capable of sending out
24/96 digital signal, not all DVD players can do that.
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