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  1. I've found it pretty neutral and not on the warming/analogue side akin to my old Micromega CDP, which really could improve bad recordings. There are also different filters, though I haven't had too much time to play with those. I'm using a 7m (ca21ft) USB cable without issue. Personally, I don't buy the digital/usb cable voodoo, but each to their own. Foobar has issues if you're going from DSD to PCM, and does require changes to the preferences.
  2. It's very difficult to say for sure whether or not one can really tell the difference between DSD recordings and PCM ones, though the best source of comparison might be the SFSO Mahler series, where the first 5 or so recordings are DSD, and the latter ones PCM (by recording date, not Symphony No.). There are so many different engineers out there, who have different preferences, that a true A/B comparison as a simple consumer is almost impossible.
  3. I wonder whether this shouldn't be forwarded to the mods to be put at the top of the forum thread, ie in the first post (as is often the case on forum threads where updates to software are made), so that newcomers can immediately find it. Once this thread becomes another few pages long, it will involve reading through many (often out of date) posts to find the relevant post.
  4. Some thoughts on the Teac DAC. On the PCM front, I find the sound to be somewhat similar to the best sub 1k DACs I've played with (I still have Rega and Peachtree DACs sitting around with which I did a bit of A/Bing). The sound is perhaps a little more detailed and laid back, but the differences are subtle and probably not worth upgrading for. My reasons for buying the DAC was the access to DSD. I compared the DAC playing DSD rips of my SACD Mahler 2 MTT with Foobar against the SACD itself played by my SonySCD5400, and found the DAC to be (again) very slightly laid back in comparison to the SACD player, though without feeling that there was anything missing. Considering the SACD player retailed at something like double the DAC price, I think this is proof that this Teac DAC is excellent value for money. I haven't played too much with the filters yet, either in PCM or DSD. Now I just have to drill a hole through the (45cm thick) wall to link my study to the hifi using a 7m USB cable (tested it already and it played without error)...
  5. And just to clarify, I (and I'm sure many more) am/are really grateful for your efforts Ted (you really helped me navigate a minefield of seeming misinformation out there on the intraweb). It would be good to get clarification from others using network ripping, whether they faced similar issues to me, or whether mine was a one off, before you edit your master-guide. Anyone?
  6. I have just confirmed that...they're not necessary! I just looked at the code in the other BAT files and noticed that the .exe file had "" around them, hence why I used them. Am now running a rip having removed them, and it's running fine. It seems that in the originally supplied code by Ted, there was a $ plus a space before the sacd_extract and it was the $ that seemed to be being questioned when I tried to run it. As I mentioned, I'm doing this with trial and error and a bit of guestimation, so I can't explain why this would be. See above with reference to $.
  7. So, I tried a bit more tinkering (what could really go wrong?) and managed to solve it by using the following code: @Echo Off "sacd_extract.exe" -I -i192.168.0.14:2002 To confirm: 1. the sacd_extract.exe and Extract ISO Via Network.BAT files need to be in the same folder, and no need to have a Programs folder as suspected. 2. the Extract ISO Via Network.BAT should have the following code: @Echo Off "sacd_extract.exe" -I -iPS3IPADDRESS:2002 double clicking on the Extract ISO Via Network.BAT file should now run the process and place an ISO in the same folder as the two files above.
  8. I thought I'd have a bit of a tinker, and decided to try in cmd I navigated to the folder as mentioned above C:/S/ as mentioned above, and then typed the code: sacd_extract -I -i192.168.0.14:2002 all expected actions then took place, and the SACD began to be ripped. So, there must be something wrong with the way the BAT file is handled. And now I've reached the limit of my computer programming knowledge (which I concede is only a very small step from nothing). Any further thoughts?
  9. Thanks for the reply. The code is as follows: @Echo Off $ sacd_extract -I -i192.168.0.14:2002 which to me implies that there's no sub-folder necessary. I could try various permutations, but I fear there must be some more fundamental issue which I've overlooked...
  10. Hi all, OK, so far so good. Updated the FW and am now on 3.55. Installed SACD Ripper onto the PS3. Tried my first rip (Carlos Kleiber Brahms 4 on Esoteric -- due to its small size: 1.65GB). ISO was extracted as expected onto external thumb drive. All seemed to be running smoothly until I got to trying to rip SACDs using the Extract ISO Via Network function (much preferable). I did as asked, creating a folder called S on the C drive, ie C:/S/ and put the two files in there: sacd_extract.exe and Extract ISO Via Network.BAT which I edited to show the IP Address of the PS3: 192.168.0.14 (this seems not to change whether or not I change the socket in the wall -- which is connected to a patchpanel and onto a Gigabit switch). When I double click on the Extract ISO Via Network.BAT Windows asks me to verify running it ("Publisher could not be verified, etc etc") which I do. The command prompt style window launches for a millisecond and then disappears, and nothing else happens, either on the PC or PS3 (there's no "Client: connected" as promised). Any thoughts? PS This is the first time I've ever used a PS3. It gets really hot, doesn't it!? Must be Class-A...
  11. There is no external way of knowing. The only way is to turn the machine on and go to System Information where the Firmware version will be displayed. If buying online, and presumable second hand, the seller should be able to do this for you. I understand that there are many non-SACD-ripping related reasons why FW3.55 versions might be floating about (I understand it's also necessary for playing pirated games), so it shouldn't be so hard/unheard of. Good luck!
  12. Thanks. Will digest tonight (GMT+1) :-)
  13. Just to clarify: Ted, could I get one of those PMs?
  14. Thanks for the advice, and Danke fürs Angebot! Lenny
  15. Another one of these first-timers keen to get one of those famous PMs ted_b seems to so freely send out. I've finally opened up the box of the PS3 I bought last year, to see (a) if it works and (b) whether it has an older FW so that I can use it for the purpose for which it was bought -- to rip SACDs (now that I've bought a DSD DAC -- the new Teac one). Both were successful (it's an unused first gen Japanese one) a CECHB. The FW as far as I can tell is 1.0! One question that I have is whether or not I need to up the FW to 3.55 with an official Sony FW update before loading the other modified FW and where I might get that from (without risking putting the machine online and ending up with a newer FW)?
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