??? All In One CD Ripper - SACD Rip/Playback - Streamer ???


Does anyone know of an all in one unit that will perform all of these functions? If it didn't Rip SACD but at least did do playback that would be acceptable..
It would be nice if it didn't cost more than say $2500.00 but less would be better as long as the performance wasn't too compromised..Thanks much,take care...

freediver

I would recommend putting all of your money into a great quality streamer. At this point it is what people used to do before high quality streamers and service. It was the step folks made between the CD player and Streaming. Ripping files is time consuming and of no sonic benefit unless you are locked into a high quality cd player that will not act as a DAC and a cheap streamer and DAC..

Qobuz will give you access to over ten million albums, over half a million at greater than red book sound quality for $14 a month.

If you are dead set on ripping, then just use a PC. Put all your money into the streamer… the higher quality the streamer function the better the sound… while there is variation at price points in general the better the sound at higher price points $500 - >$20K.

 

I recommend a used Aurender streamer. I own two. I am able to compare CD, locally stored ripped files, network stored files, and streamed files from a service. No difference. You can produce differences by introducing combinations of different components (like a really good CD player vs a budget streamer or cheap DAC).

Check out Wolf Audio as their products will do what you are looking for and their customer service is terrific.