[Ti] 1st Gen. 17" v. SACD CD layer

[Dave Morrison]

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Wesley wrote:
>
> Just as another data point, I've got a UJ-815 Firmware D0CB in my Rev.A
> 12" Al. It played the CD portion of the Norah Jones SACD Hybrid just
> fine.

FWIW, the firmware in my '815 is DWDB. I've been curious if the 
firmware updaters out there on the web <http://superdrive.cynikal.net> 
would solve the SACD issue or not. I'm not about to screw up my 
warranty by doing this. After all, who'd want to screw up the lovely 
relationship I have with Tech Support now!? <BG>

>
> DVD-Audio on the mac sucks right now. I'm actually looking at the
> reverse: encoding high-res streams into DVD-Audio and burning onto
> DVD-R. I haven't found a single application that does any DVD-Audio on
> the mac.

Here's the other "fly in the ointment". I left the PC platform (not 
completely, btw) because I was always told how multimedia-friendly the 
Mac platform is. I suggest you go find a friend with a PC because these 
guys <www.minnetonkaaudio.com> have been doing DVD-A and multichannel 
audio software for a while now. They are still fairly pricey but, if 
you click on the Diskwelder Bronze link on the right side of the page, 
you'll see a $99 authoring program for DVD-A that will put this 
technology within my reach. Now my 24/96 location recordings won't have 
to be SRC'd and dithered down anymore (other than what I make for 
friends!).

dave