[hanalei mike]

Hi, I am having problems importing a 24/96 chesky cd into itunes at 24/96.
I have downloaded MAX ( I have a macbook pro) and tried all the options I can think of. I can get a 24 bit 44 khz version, but nothing I try will get me a 96khz version. And help would be greatly appreciated. My dac is capable, and I know about the midid settings and playback, but I can't get the 96khz sample rate into itunes in the first place.

Mike

 

[krmathis]

Well, audio CD's can't hold anything but 16-bit/44.1KHz audio anyway (afaik).
So perhaps no wonder you can't get it going...

 

[Jaska]

If nothing else works, why not try just using the Finder to pull the audio off of the disc? Not an elegant or ideal solution, but it may work.

 

[hanalei mike]

Thanks krmathis, you sir are correct. Downloaded from hdtracks and had no problems converting. Thank you both for the reply. The 24/96 high resultion tag on the cd threw me.

Mike

 

[krmathis]

The pleasure is on my side!

We all learn new things each day...

 

[scompton]

Are you sure it's not a SACD dual disc? If it is it may have a 24/96 layer that you can't read on your Mac. iTunes can handle 24/96. Last week, I ripped a DVD-A disc in Windows. I had to rip it to wav, import it into iTunes, convert it, and tag it. PITA if you have a lot of discs. Fortunately, I only have the one.

 

[Uncle Erik]

You're probably looking at a SACD layer on a hybrid disc. SACD is 24/96k, however, it uses an entirely different laser pickup that's not available outside of a SACD player. Your computer will read the separate Red Book layer on the disk, which is why you're getting the 16/44.1k rip.

Only the Sony XA9000ES (and maybe another or two) will output a digital stream from SACD to an outboard DAC. Trouble is, that stream is encrypted and SACD's encryption hasn't been broken yet. I think it might be the only one that hasn't.

Anyhow, there's currently no way to get 24/96k off a SACD and into iTunes.

 

[krmathis]

Well he specifically refer to CD.
Red Book (audio CD standard) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

 

[dex85]

sorry to hijack this thread but is there any dvd/bd pc drive that can read sacd or dvd-a? and if there was, would it be possible to rip the 24/96 content?

 

[rederanged]

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif You're probably looking at a SACD layer on a hybrid disc. SACD is 24/96k, however, it uses an entirely different laser pickup that's not available outside of a SACD player.

SACD is actually something like 1/2822k, so it might be one of those CD/DVD-A "dual disc" things, which can apparently be 24/96 on the DVD layer.

Super Audio CD - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
DualDisc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[jilgiljongiljing]

Yeah dual disc would be my guess as well. But I dont recall seeing any Chesky Dual-discs.

My other guess is that the cover says "24/96 Mastering" which is something a lot of these "audiophile" labels like to splash on the cd cover. 20 bit mastering, 24 bit mastering, etc etc. The cd is still 16/44.1