Coping CD tracks from an SACD hybrid

[nmorin]

This might betray my ignorance of SACDs, but here goes...

Using something like Easy CD Creator or Nero, can one copy the CD layer of an SACD hybrid? If I bought, say, the SACD hybrid of Monk's "5 by Monk by 5", could I make a CD copy for my walkman or for the CD player in a car?

Edited March 19, 2004 by nmorin

[vibes]

You can definitely do this. I make mp3's from the CD layer of my SACD hybrids without any difficulty, so making CD copies can be done as well.

[Claude]

The only problem you could encounter is that the DVD drive in your PC may not be able to read the disc.

I have a Pioneer DVD drive from 1999 that ejects all hybrid SACDs. But I can read their CD layer without a problem in my CD burner drive.

Hybrid SACDs are meant to be fully compatible to all CD-capable devices, but in practice there are occasional problems with DVD players and DVD drives. Many car CD players now use DVD drives.

[JohnS]

I've only tried this once and it copied without any problems.