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Adventures In Modern Ripping

Well it all started when trying to rip three DVD-A discs I have, namely Frank Zappa - Halloween, UFO - Lights Out and Neil Young - American Stars 'N Bars. They don't have stereo tracks or none that I could find.

Ripping is really easy now with DVD Audio Extractor, which also does Blu-Ray audio and Sonore which does SACDs.

So I ripped these discs in their MLP 6 CH format and to my surprise I was able to play them back on my Aurender's N20 SSD.

The SQ is just unbelievable, as good or better than SACDs.

Most DVD-A discs have stereo or 5.1 tracks, in most cases ripping the 5.1 track will be best, though there are some exceptions. MLP encoded discs are the best.

Rip to 6 ch single output.

The DVD-A 5.1 of Yes- Fragile is just outstanding and trumps the SACD but Fleetwood Mac's Rumours DVD-A is better in stereo.

Anyway check it out and ask me if you get stuck.

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lordmelton OP
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@mahler123 Yes all the programs have Mac versions but to rip SACDs you need a Blu-Ray/DVD player with a Mediatek chip. There are lists online of compatible units. I use an Oppo 103. The most difficult part is loading SACD extract onto a USB drive you may need to try quite a few USB drives until you find one that works.

This will get you started with SACDs: https://www.psaudio.com/blogs/copper/down-the-rabbit-hole-of-sacd-ripping-and-dsd-extraction Sonore is a free download.

You can download DVD Audio Extractor free for 30 days.

IIRC you use an Oppo? You could play these files back from a USB stick.

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lordmelton OP
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@oldears  Just download DVD Audio Extractor https://www.dvdae.com/download it's free for 30 days and $38.50 thereafter. It rips Blu-Ray Audio too.

You only need a computer DVD/Blu-Ray drive to rip, an Oppo is only required for SACD ripping.

Most of my DVD-A's are stereo and multi channel but there are are few that aren't, however my Aurender plays those multichannel discs in stereo without a problem.

Have a play around and see how you get on.

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