Forgive the non-Roon question, but there are obviously a lot of SACD experts here. After a brief Google, it appears that you have to get an older/hacked PS3 to rip SACD’s? Am I missing something, or is that the gist of it? I’m specifically talking about 2-ch SACD’s…
@trlrock - Yes you need an older model of Sony Playstation. This thread will give you all the information you seek. It is a long read. Specific model of both Playstation and firmware.
This is true for both 2 channel and multi channel.
Your link looks intriguing, but nothing happens when I click on it…
Thanks.
Yeah – a 97-page thread! I think not… 
Owning a couple, and maybe looking at getting a couple more, this looks like a good excuse to get that Oppo & run the Mch analog outs into my G61 & call it a day.
In all seriousness though, thanks for the link.
@trtlrock - Apologies - here try this - it is the guide to SACD ripping. First two pages will have all the info you seek. It is a PDF File not a thread.
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Thanks…
The guy responsible for the original ripping process is working on a solution to rip directly via USB, so no need to hunt down a matching PS3:
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He is working on it but there is no stated date to expect a product. I am hopeful but, at the moment, the PS3-route is the only effective one.
The other effective way is to use the old analog technique and record to 2XDSD with a DSD Recorder (Tascam DA-3000).
(Yes, the DA-3000 does auto track split.)
Even with the best D/A/D (followed by the playback D/A), I find this method unappealing. But I ain’t interested in 2-channel SACD.
Kal, understandable. The series of conversions does lead to a potential generational issue. A copy of a copy. Still, it would take a good study and a report to show facts. Using heuristics, I think you may be right.
I have not found of a way to get multichannel or even ambisonic recordings into the workflow of the artist I generally listen to. Still, I know you are requesting Multichannel support in Roon. I do hope you get your wish.
Agreed. Using an analog intermediary is, logically, introducing extraneous variables even though I have no data or experience to say that they must be deleterious.
I keep up the fight for multichannel to keep the issue on the table. Roon fascinates me but, for now, cannot suit me.
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