News help choosing a SACD Player / transport

Your welcome.  BTW: How are you ripping SACD to DSD/DFF?  Are you using a Sony compatible Blu-Ray player output to SACDExtractGUI on your computer?   This is the only way I know of on how to do this.  As stated, the Blu-Ray player model and computer model should not matter based on error correction protocols.  I am just interested if you identified another means to work within or around the Sony protection code imbedded into the SACD code to rip to DSD/DFF.  

Yes, I use an Oppo 203 / 205 clone (where I live commonly known as Chinopppo) but I rely on the knowledge of other person to make the ripping.

There are many forums where there are explanations on how to do that, but as I said, that is not for me.

A SACD player is not just for playing SACDs.... A SACD player will "generally" serve as a higher fidelity transport or stand alone player with redbook, shm, blu-spec, etc cds as well, in comparison to a regular cd player.

Sony themselves have moved on to a object based format called 360 reality audio and upmixers that can blow your socks off, if you figure out how to set up a high fidelity multi channel system. 

A dumbed down version of it has even flowed into their headphones. But, some kid who experienced it on 500 dollar headphones won’t be buying a sacd player and an archaic 20k stereo system because the latter will feel like a letdown to him.... no surprise, old man hifi is on its deathbed.

I’ve given up on DSD - even though my dac will play DSD.  Sacd are mostly multi channel - and the only way I can successfully play an sacd layer is to use the dac in the oppo and output all analog channels to my multi channel ht processor 

ive also found that there are few sacd recordings recorded well enough to bother with the hassle - red book cd’s on the pro ject transport sound better than the tidal streamed equivalent - but it mostly depends on the quality of the original recording -  and how many copies of dire straits / pink Floyd and steely Dan do you need to have 

id rather listen to discs through my two channel set up than the multi channel home theatre set up as the fidelity is better 

I am sure I state the obvious, but only use rips of SACD you have purchased for personal use.  Do not share files with others.  The SACD is marketed under copyright.   While now a retired medical device regulatory affairs professional, I feel obligated to point this out.  

If your DAC does DSD over PCM (like a Benchmark DAC3B) then an easy recommendation from me to play SACD’ s is a used super cheap Oppo player as a transport. Then the $600 - $900 GeerFab D.BOB. Depending on the quality of your DAC this setup could be phenomenal.

GeerFab Audio D.BOB digital breakout box | Stereophile.com

I used to have a Benchmark DAC3B and loved the way the D.BOB sounded with SACD and CD. I sold the DAC3B when I was not playing disks too much. Tthe DAC3B was not as good as my Yggi+ OG. The Yggi+ does not do DSD over PCM.

A friend has the best DAC I ever heard. A $24k marvel of a DAC that also does DSD over PCM. I will take my D.BOB to his place to hear my $150 Oppo | D.BOB | DAC. I am certain it will be the best sounding SACD I have heard.

I used to own a modded Sony SCD-1 and that was my frame of reference to this D.BOB.

BTW - my understanding is the no other external DAC can play the DSD layer except via the D.BOB