If I understand this correctly ...
SACD is typically encrypted.
The first 2 generations of the PS3 was equipped with a SACD specific chip that could read encrypted SACD content. Then what happened was the PS3 was cracked / compromised, which meant that people could gain privileged access to PS3 internals and load their own software. Because the PS3 already had native capability to read SACD content, the cracking of the PS3 effectively unlocked raw access to SACDs.
However, there is no software only reader for SACDs, and I am not aware of any other SACD devices which are both capable of being reprogrammed by the user and have been cracked by the greater hacking community.
Hence, currently the PS3 is the only way by which you can rip an SACD.
I believe the PS3 model numbers that support this begin with: CECHB, CECHA, CECHC, and CECHE.
Nuts, I have a CECHG
And now that I recall, my "early" unit broke so I took it back and got the PS3 with the smaller drive because I was using external media NOT knowing that the cheaper unit didn't play SACD's
I want to hear more about this NAD!
