Took me one afternoon to get it going, have to say I already had an Oppo player.
But there are many other cheaper players suitable, and if I remember correctly the software is also there for MAC
You can rip SACD for just $30 on ebay.
I have a mac as well. SUPER easy these days, all you need is a compatible DVD player (recommend BDP-S5100), a 1GB USB key (or larger! 
) and some freeware on your mac. Would also recommend some software to add some metadata to the DSF files for example - can also be had free.
An afternoon??? Are you my grandma?
Ok thanks Miguel, I’ll check the requirements and see if I could do that as well!
Thanks a lot, will dig into it!
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Did AP stop selling downloads? Not seeing any at Acoustic Sounds, and just found this Hoffman thread about the topic. Glad I got mine when I did.
I don’t know. I bought quite a few at the time.
However, the Analogue Production remasters by Ryan Smith, Kevin Gray, etc were never available for download - only on vinyl and SACD. My assumption was a licensing issue. Amongst these is, for example, Ryan K Smith’s 2015 Nina Simone’s “Little Girl Blue”, which is the best transfer of this album that I have (and I have all of the ones I know about, 7 different versions IIRC).
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First time yes, did spent a couple of hours to get it going,
In McGowan’s own words from 8 months ago (@ around 5min mark) 
Our SACD player does output the true master from the SACD into an external DAC, but only our DAC. And that’s the way we got around this whole thing… (in referrence to Sony’s copyright licensing restrictions)
And you have read all that, downloaded the software, prepared the set up, all offcourse in a few minutes, big stories my grandson 
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The same for the Jay’s Audio transport, it’s a Philips Pro 2 top-loader, which is why I specified Redbook only.
Many of us have well over 1000 CDs and as stated, I don’t stream even though I have them ripped as backups.
I always grab and play the silver disc.
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Actually, it’s not so bad. As I mentioned earlier, I have always ripped on my MSB Transport or either of my Oppo players. But I took Miguel’s advice to heart and decided to finally get the Sony BDP-5100 set up that I bought a couple of years ago. It was almost too easy. Start [plugging the Sony in for the very first time, getting it on my network, out of quarantine, updated, etc.] to first rip-in-progress was under 45 minutes. Although more finicky than the Oppo process, a friend of mine and I walked through it in tandem. At first I thought there was a missing step in the power-on/off sequencing, but it’s’ correct. And on the BDP-5100, using the back USB slot does in fact seem more reliable. No such difficulty on the Oppo.
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Just for sh*ts & giggles, I decided to do a comparison of extracts between the two software choices [Sonore’s ISO2DSD and SACD Extract] using both the Oppo and the Sony and the MoFo SACD of Thriller I received yesterday. Interestingly, both software apps produce slightly different results. Using ISO2DSD, the rips from both machines produced identical folders containing identical files. However, using SACD Extract, the rips produced slightly different files, with the files produced through the Sony 5100 being just a little bit larger, though not by much:
1: SACDExtract + MSB Transport [Oppo]: 1,797,045,074 (bytes)
2: ISO2DSD + Sony 5100: 1,797,045,209
3: SACDExtract + Sony 5100: 1,797,045,722
4: ISO2DSD + MSB: 1,797,045,209
Naturally, all files play back bit perfect, but that doesn’t mean much. They all sound identical—though I probably won’t listen to Thriller for a little while now, and I have no doubt my ears have tuned it out a bit, no matter how good it is. There were no discernible differences between beginning and ending of tracks, no clicks or pops or any other distortions I could find.
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Greg, I also use a Mac and the Oppo 205. Can I ask you to share what software you run to rip discs on the USB and Mac, or any pointers with more info for me to read. Many thanks.
Andre, I highly recommend this post:
I wish I had access to this when I first went down this path. That post has all the links you need. It is Sony-focused, but it is 90% usable for Oppo. If you run into a problem, PM me. I will be happy to help.
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I don’t believe you can rip with an Oppo 205, you need an older Oppo like the 103/105 unless they’ve found a way to make the 203/205 work in the past few years.
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I fear BillK is correct. I just took a run through the AudiophileStyle and HiFiHeaven threads, and it appears that no one has succeeded at cracking the 205. In the PS Audio post, the 203 and 205 are explicitly absent from the list of compatible Oppo players. Likewise the very coherent instructions shared by PS Audio commenter dschamis.
Because the setup is so easy, even if the execution sequence is a bit clunky, I highly recommend the Sony BDP-5100. But make sure you get one with a remote. Setup is very difficult without it.
There is another advantage to the Sony that I think is under-appreciated. It’s so compact that it is easy to locate it near your computer. My Oppo has to stay in another room. But the Sony fits in a little cubby of my desk. Just had to run some Ethernet to it. And I can plug the HDMI cable into one of my monitors and simply switch inputs when I need to rip. So, no need to walk back and forth during the clunky sequencing.
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