# CD/SACD ripper recommendations PLEASE! **URL:** \ **Category:** Transports\ **Created:** [August 1, 2021, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cd-sacd-ripper-recommendations-please/24774 "2021-08-01T01:21:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twablt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@twablt](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/twablt)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cd-sacd-ripper-recommendations-please/24774/1 "2021-08-01T01:21:32Z")
Come one come all with your recommendations please. A ripper that has HDMI out to feed a Dac preferably. Thanks, Tom - NJ ---
**Author:** ![twablt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@twablt](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/twablt)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cd-sacd-ripper-recommendations-please/24774/3 "2021-08-01T17:35:02Z")
BOTH cd & SACD ---
**Author:** ![Elk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/elk/32/1240_2.png) [@Elk](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Elk)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cd-sacd-ripper-recommendations-please/24774/5 "2021-08-01T19:03:33Z")
> [@ANONYMOUS](#): > > I must add that legally, it you rip a CD, you have to hold the original one . . . Yes! You do not get to sell the CD after you have ripped it. There are lot of slimy people who thing they get to rip the CD and sell out. No! it does not that way. Grow up already. . ---
**Author:** ![Craig\_Burgess](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/craig_burgess/32/258763_2.png) [@Craig\_Burgess](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Craig_Burgess)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cd-sacd-ripper-recommendations-please/24774/7 "2021-08-01T19:07:58Z")
The only way I know of to rip SACDs is by hacking the software of certain older universal players. I’m sure you can find info about it on the internet. I doubt you’ll get much more detailed info than that in this forum. ---
**Author:** ![twablt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@twablt](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/twablt)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cd-sacd-ripper-recommendations-please/24774/8 "2021-08-01T19:14:01Z")
Simply looking for recommendations makes/models and what works and is easy to operate. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![tarheelneil](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/tarheelneil/32/90619_2.png) [@tarheelneil](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tarheelneil)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cd-sacd-ripper-recommendations-please/24774/9 "2021-08-01T19:14:27Z")
Software solutions only (such as Sonore’s iso2dsd, [Sonore - ISO2DSD - converts ISO files to DSD](https://www.sonore.us/iso2dsd.html)) used in conjunction with compatible players. ---
**Author:** ![McRican](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/mcrican/32/63986_2.png) [@McRican](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/McRican)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cd-sacd-ripper-recommendations-please/24774/11 "2021-08-01T19:15:33Z")
Lots of advice and info about ripping SACDs in this thread. [https://hifihaven.org/index.php?threads/rip-sacd-with-a-blu-ray-player.3652/](https://hifihaven.org/index.php?threads/rip-sacd-with-a-blu-ray-player.3652/) ---
**Author:** ![McRican](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/mcrican/32/63986_2.png) [@McRican](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/McRican)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cd-sacd-ripper-recommendations-please/24774/13 "2021-08-01T19:19:39Z")
That is the app I use to rip SACDs. There are a lot of players that can be found cheap on eBay that will work. I got lucky and found a Pioneer CD player that was new in the box with the original firmware. ---
**Author:** ![McRican](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/mcrican/32/63986_2.png) [@McRican](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/McRican)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cd-sacd-ripper-recommendations-please/24774/14 "2021-08-01T19:21:26Z")
I rip them right from my SACDs using Sonore ISO2DSD. ---
**Author:** ![SudS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/suds/32/208176_2.png) [@SudS](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/SudS)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cd-sacd-ripper-recommendations-please/24774/15 "2021-08-01T19:35:09Z")
I sure am glad there are people who rip their CD collections then dump the CD’s. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/psaudio/original/3X/4/4/449edaf43131b4ec2b319e2c0703ff05b6bf8c3f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![twablt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@twablt](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/twablt)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cd-sacd-ripper-recommendations-please/24774/16 "2021-08-01T19:45:51Z")
Thanks ! ---
**Author:** ![tarheelneil](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/tarheelneil/32/90619_2.png) [@tarheelneil](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tarheelneil)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cd-sacd-ripper-recommendations-please/24774/17 "2021-08-01T19:53:17Z")
Yes, it does. I’ve ripped well over 400 SACD on my Oppo UDP103 ---
**Author:** ![tarheelneil](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/tarheelneil/32/90619_2.png) [@tarheelneil](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tarheelneil)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cd-sacd-ripper-recommendations-please/24774/18 "2021-08-01T19:54:32Z")
I already had a several year old Oppo UDP103. ---
**Author:** ![umiami91](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/umiami91/32/160007_2.png) [@umiami91](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/umiami91)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cd-sacd-ripper-recommendations-please/24774/19 "2021-08-01T20:05:18Z")
There was just a detailed article on how to do this in Copper. Check there. > **[Down the Rabbit Hole of SACD Ripping and DSD Extraction – PS Audio](https://www.psaudio.com/copper/article/down-the-rabbit-hole-of-sacd-ripping-and-dsd-extraction/)** ---
**Author:** ![twablt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/df788c/32.png) [@twablt](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/twablt)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cd-sacd-ripper-recommendations-please/24774/20 "2021-08-01T20:20:55Z")
Thanks ! ---
**Author:** ![kerosene](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/kerosene/32/9084_2.png) [@kerosene](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/kerosene)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cd-sacd-ripper-recommendations-please/24774/21 "2021-08-01T20:32:47Z")
For SACD extraction/ripping, I use a Sony BDP-S390 Blu-ray player and the java extraction app on a USB stick. For DVD-A and Blu-ray audio ripping, I use an external Sony CD/DVD/Blu-ray USB drive (2.0) and DVD Audio Extractor software. For CD ripping, I use the internal drive on a an iMac (Mid 2011 I think) and either XLD or iTunes. ---
**Author:** ![paul172](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/paul172/32/308402_2.png) [@paul172](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/paul172)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cd-sacd-ripper-recommendations-please/24774/22 "2021-08-01T22:27:46Z")
I have the same set up only difference I use my PC to extract the files. ---
**Author:** ![SudS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/suds/32/208176_2.png) [@SudS](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/SudS)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cd-sacd-ripper-recommendations-please/24774/24 "2021-08-01T22:44:22Z")
Why? Because it makes hard to find CD’s available again, right? ---
**Author:** ![Elk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/elk/32/1240_2.png) [@Elk](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Elk)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cd-sacd-ripper-recommendations-please/24774/25 "2021-08-01T23:19:58Z")
I could never get myself to buy CD’s illegally for sale even if inexpensive or easy to find find. ---
**Author:** ![SudS](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/suds/32/208176_2.png) [@SudS](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/SudS)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cd-sacd-ripper-recommendations-please/24774/26 "2021-08-01T23:34:08Z")
CD’s are now like blood diamonds? If so, Discogs would cease to exist. [Next page](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cd-sacd-ripper-recommendations-please/24774.md?page=2)