does it play SACD's? Anyone know?
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I was looking at the manual online and it has an extensive list of what it will play. SACD is NOT a listed format, so I have to think that the unit cannot play back an SACD disk, else they would mention it.
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thx. Well, I ordered the unit, the price is just too good. I just need it for music, no video at all. I own one SACD disc, and will post back here when I learn if it plays it or not.
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Yes, it will play CDs, as well as burned CDs on either CD-R or CD-RW discs. Also, if you have any dvd-audio discs, it will play those as well. It does not have the compatibility to play SACD discs, which is strange since Sony developed the format. Also, if you have any movies that have been burned onto DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, or DVD+DL discs, it will play those as well. Hope that helps.
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It will read and play the regular "red book" format on the SACD disc. There is two signal on a SACD disc regular and SACD. All regular player read the standard format that it is on a SACD disc. But to read and play the SACD layer on that disc you need a SACD player like the Marantz SA 8005.
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I can find no option to switch between SACD and CD layers. The s570 automatically makes that decision for you. You can have it default to SACD and DSD, but, if the s570 decides to play an SACD as a CD, there is no way to tell it to do otherwise. And, when TDSOTM plays as SACD, that is no gurantee it will play as a SACD when stopped and restarted.I am hoping Sony can fix it and not just tell me I have a dirty SACD.
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Yep. It can play wav or mp3. I think those are the only formats it accepts.
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It provides better audio playback (DVD audio and SACD). If your interest is video only then your Samsung player should be fine
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I bought it and yes it will play music. the only problem i saw is if you have them in different folders then it wont jump folder to folder.
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The only way to rip SACD has been using a PS3 with YellowDog Linux. Only the early PS3 "fat" systems could boot linux separately, and only those have SACD playback. I bounced by a web site that was selling a DSD DAC and advertising SACD ripping, so you can go that route if you choose. I've read that the AK120 will play SACD when placed on the drive, but please double-check before purchase.DSD to PCM would not be a bit-perfect conversion (it's a re-encode), and would depend quite heavily on the quality of the conversion algorithms, plus the number of converters are limited. Apparently NuForce DACs now (falsely) advertise "DSD Playback over USB" but it's via Fubar 2000 pre-converting the DSD to PCM. The only way to rip SACD has been using a PS3 with YellowDog Linux. Only the early PS3 "fat" systems could boot linux separately, and only those have SACD playback. I bounced by a web site that was selling a DSD DAC and advertising SACD ripping, so you can go that route if you choose. I've read that the AK120 will play SACD when placed on the drive, but please double-check before purchase.DSD to PCM would not be a bit-perfect conversion (it's a re-encode), and would depend quite heavily on the quality of the conversion algorithms, plus the number of converters are... » Read More The only way to rip SACD has been using a PS3 with YellowDog Linux. Only the early PS3 "fat" systems could boot linux separately, and only those have SACD playback. I bounced by a web site that was selling a DSD DAC and advertising SACD ripping, so you can go that route if you choose. I've read that the AK120 will play SACD when placed on the drive, but please double-check before purchase.DSD to PCM would not be a bit-perfect conversion (it's a re-encode), and would depend quite heavily on the quality of the conversion algorithms, plus the number of converters are limited. Apparently NuForce DACs now (falsely) advertise "DSD Playback over USB" but it's via Fubar 2000 pre-converting the DSD to PCM. « Show Less
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No. The optical & coax are simply for playing back from DVD, Blu-ray, DAT, Minidisc, or CD. The music on the hard drive has already been encoded and is copied over from your PC. If you want to rip your SACDs to .dsf files you will need a modified Playstation 3. There are forums detailing this online.
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I'm not sure, but I was able to put .wav files on it and it plays them fine. The manufacturer might be able to tell you. According to the instructions, it does not play .wav - but it does!
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Not sure. Haven't try it yet. However, it plays very good using the audio input. But, that's a good idea, I will try it out.
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The 3010 supports SACD playback by either straight multi-channel PCM (i.e. decoded by your SACD player) or direct DSD decoding (i.e. decoded by the 3010 itself). If you're asking whether it has analog multi-channel inputs, unfortunately it does not. Multi-channel SACD playback would have to be done via HDMI.
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Probably way to late for this answer, but I too was curious as to it's cd-r/rw capabilities so I wrote to the company. They answered quickly (to my surprise) and was told "YES", it will play any/all types of cd's. The BeBop player which sells on Amazon will as well (I own that one so know for a fact that it does). This information should be in the items' descriptions. It would have saved me lots of research time!
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yes it plays my cds that i have backed up its a great sounding player hope this answers your question phil..
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Yes. Since you asked, I stuck in a music CD and it played it well. The tracks showed on the screen. I didn't know this myself until now.
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Yes, it does. I just ran a test on a home-recorded disc - no problems playing it.