Serving SACD and DVD-A on a Mac - possible?

[jhaider]

Amir and Fitzcaraldo215 commented as follows on the thread about the new Panasonic video disk spinner:

My SACD discs are in storage and I have no need to play them. Ditto for DVD-A.

I have a huge SACD collection primarily in Mch, which is what I normally prefer to play. Fortunately, my SACDs are all ripped to my NAS by the thousands.

I assume Amir at least is not in the MacOS/iOS ecosystem.

Is it possible to do the same on a Mac running MacOS?

We have a “current” (late 2014) Mac mini that we use primarily as our music server. I am willing to buy and use special player software. We use iTunes for everything else, because our multi-room streaming set up is AirPlay. But there is no need to broadcast MCH throughout the house.

I do not want to buy new hardware or learn lots of computer code. I do have a Windows 10 PC and an external DVD drive I can use to rip media, though not for playback.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

I run JRiver on a MacMini for multichannel music and, a bit, for video.

 

[jhaider]

How did you get your multichannel SACDs and DVD-As onto the mini? Does JRiver just import them automatically (my ideal)?

 

[Dialectic]

How did you get your multichannel SACDs and DVD-As onto the mini? Does JRiver just import them automatically (my ideal)?

You will need a hacked PS3 for the SACDs. You will need Foobar2000 running under Wine for the DVD-As.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

How did you get your multichannel SACDs and DVD-As onto the mini? Does JRiver just import them automatically (my ideal)?

Yup. Where are they? (Mine are on a NAS.) Just tell JRiver where your files are.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

You will need a hacked PS3 for the SACDs.

Anyone need one?

 

[JP]

You will need a hacked PS3 for the SACDs.

Not anymore: https://www.computeraudiophile.com/...ipping-using-an-oppo-or-pioneer-yes-its-true/

 

[Kal Rubinson]

Not anymore: https://www.computeraudiophile.com/...ipping-using-an-oppo-or-pioneer-yes-its-true/

Yes. That's why my PS3s are available.

 

[jhaider]

Hmm. Not sure it's worth buying a new player just to get a little extra convenience.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

Hmm. Not sure it's worth buying a new player just to get a little extra convenience.

Just to be clear, JRiver is a software that would replace/supplement iTunes; not hardware.

 

[jhaider]

Just to be clear, JRiver is a software that would replace/supplement iTunes; not hardware.

Right, but if I'm reading everyone right there is a new piece of hardware - game console or a disk transport I don't have - required to import disks to the software.

 

[Guermantes]

Yes, if your DSD content is currently residing on SACDs, then you will need extra, specific hardware to rip them.

There are DSD music downloads available for purchase from various online stores but I think the majority are two-channel only.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

Yes, if your DSD content is currently residing on SACDs, then you will need extra, specific hardware to rip them.

Yes. You need an old PS3 or one of several Oppo, Pioneer, Sony, etc. universal players to rip (convert from disc to file) the tracks. All of those items are available used at "reasonable" prices.

There are DSD music downloads available for purchase from various online stores but I think the majority are two-channel only.

??? I download MCH DSD exclusively and on a regular basis.

 

[Guermantes]

??? I download MCH DSD exclusively and on a regular basis.

Thanks, Kal. I stand corrected
This seems to be a good source: https://www.nativedsd.com/new_browse/#

 

[Kal Rubinson]

Thanks, Kal. I stand corrected
This seems to be a good source: https://www.nativedsd.com/new_browse/#

One of the best. Also, from Pentatone, eClassical and Chandos.

 

[elvisizer]

You will need Foobar2000 running under Wine for the DVD-As.

DVD Audio Extractor works for DVD-A's as well and is available on macOS if you don't want to hassle with wine.
the interface is very bare bones, but it gets the job done, I've been using it for a couple of years now.

 

[Descartes]

I run JRiver on a MacMini for multichannel music and, a bit, for video.

How did you rip your collection of multichannel SACDs?

 

[Kal Rubinson]

How did you rip your collection of multichannel SACDs?

Standard method evolving from SACD_extract, through ISO2DSD and now with SACDExtractGUI

 

[Descartes]

Standard method evolving from SACD_extract, through ISO2DSD and now with SACDExtractGUI

Does it work on a Mac?

 

[chelgrian]

Does it work on a Mac?

It requires an early model PS3 or one of a select few Blu-ray players, the gui which just remote controls a bit of software running on the PS3 or the that the Blu-ray player has been tricked in to running can be compiled and run on a Mac.