Lossless Extract for macOS and Windows is a tool for purists who demand perfect audio preservation. Designed for precision and simplicity, it effortlessly extracts high-resolution audio from Blu-ray, SACD, MKV or DVD=Audio sources. It handles Dolby TrueHD (with Atmos) and DTS-HD Master Audio preserving atmos object based meta data. Many tools decode immersive audio into PCM, which permanently destroys spatial metadata. Lossless Extract preserves the original audio stream so the immersive mix plays correctly on compatible AVRs and streaming devices.
Accepts MKV, BLU-Ray BDMV, and DVD-AUDIO ISO, AUDIO_TS folders, and SACD.isos as input files. Choose your preferred output format—FLAC , MKA, M4A, DSF, DFF, or Direct stream copy and Lossless Extract will deliver pristine, bit-for-bit copies of your original audio streams. Whether you’re archiving your home theater collection or preparing high-end audio projects, Lossless Extract ensures every detail is preserved, every time.
Pine Player is an exclusive listening digital music player for music lovers who use the OSX operating system. It can play almost all existing digital audio forms such as MP3, FLAC, APE, AAC, M4A, WAV, AIFF, OGG, WMA, DSD, SACD ISO etc. and it also has a strong playing capability for listening to CUE files in the most convenient way.
1. Maximum 32Bit 768kHz Up Sampling Function
Pine Player supports various kinds of PCM formats, so it can play sound sources from 16 to 32 bit; it can also reproduce clear and abundant sound quality by supporting a maximum of 768kHz.
Pine Player’s unique Over Sampling Filter is a technique that upconverts an ordinary MP3 file into a 32bit, maximum of 768kHz, and high sound quality sound source and sends it to the DAC for it to be played in best performance. Ordinary MP3 files’ sound quality can actually be heard more clearly and plentifully. Obviously, HD audio files such as MQS and DSD can be upconverted to a maximum of 768kHz as well.
2. Convenient and Strong Playlist & Prevention of Text Cracking
Pine Player has a very convenient playlist because users can save and manage the music they wish to listen to, change the order of the music being played by simply dragging, and express any kind of language or text encoding perfectly because of its flawless decoding function. There is no Korean code cracking.
3. Cross Fade and Gapless set-up
Cross Fade function, which is a technique that decreases the gap between songs when listening to files on the playlist or overlaps the songs for no gaps at all, can be set into seconds.
4. Mass Storage of Audio Queue for Real Time Converting
Pine Player prevents damage of sound quality by having a high-powered Audio Queue for processing excessive amount of digital data. Therefore, it takes a considerable amount of memory compared to other music players.
5. Automatic Isolation of Damaged Sound Sources
Pine Player has an automatic isolation function for damaged sound sources called Vault. If a damaged sound source is detected while playing the music, the music is stopped and taken to the Vault file for isolation. Through this convenient function, users can easily figure out which sound source is damaged and restore it.
Even with all these functions, Pine Player is a free app. Moreover, there are not any marketing or advertising material. Especially, no information including personal ones are sent to the outside or the Internet.
Album Player is designed for composing and listening to compilations of music albums on your hard drive and CD/DVD. The Album Player plays audio files of popular formats, such as WAV, FLAC, APE, WavPack, ALAC, AIFF, TAK, MP3, MP4, OGG, MPC, Audio-CD, SACD and DVD-A. Playlists are built based on information read from .cue files.
The Album Player supports modes of direct output from a sound decoder to an output device. The elimination of intermediate processing and mixing provides the most accurate sound reproduction. The Album Player’s supported output modes are ASIO, Kernel Streaming and exclusive WASAPI.
The player displays a list of albums located on a selected drive or directory, content of a selected album, album art, artist name, and the year of release of the album. If an album’s folder contains more than one picture, they are displayed as a slide show.
No installation is required, just right-click on the player to configure it.
The Super Audio CD Decoder adds SACD ISO, DSF, DSDIFF/DFF and DSD WavPack support to foobar2000. It can play DSD as PCM or send DSD to compatible output hardware. Related components provide DSD processing and conversion.
Version checked:foo_input_sacd 2.0.25, released June 22, 2026, with a separate package for foobar2000 1.6.x dated June 24, 2026. SourceForge labels the project Inactive, although its archive lists these June 2026 packages. Its prominent “Download Latest Version” button currently points to 2.0.24, so use the versioned 2.0.25 download links below or inspect the complete file archive. Recent files do not guarantee ongoing maintenance or support.
In foobar2000, open File → Preferences → Components, install the downloaded component package, and restart foobar2000 if prompted.
Open a supported DSF, DFF/DSDIFF or SACD ISO file to confirm that it is recognized.
Keep a copy of your existing foobar2000 configuration before changing components or output settings. Component packages and compatibility can differ between foobar2000 versions.
Choose an output method
The right configuration depends on whether you want conventional PCM playback or DSD output to a compatible DAC. Start with PCM if your immediate goal is simply to play your files.
Option 1: PCM playback
PCM conversion is the straightforward choice when you want broad output compatibility or need foobar2000 DSPs, meters and visualizations to operate on the decoded audio.
Open File → Preferences → Tools → SACD.
Under Output (per device), select the PCM output mode.
Choose a PCM sample rate supported by your output device. Do not assume 384 kHz is necessary or supported.
If the decoder offers DSD-to-PCM converter settings, begin with the default settings. Change the conversion mode or filter only when you have a reason to do so.
Apply the settings and play a track.
The original article used DSD+PCM, 384000 Hz and Direct (64fp, 30kHz lowpass). Those are settings from one particular setup, not universal requirements. The appropriate mode and sample rate depend on the decoder version, output device and desired processing.
Option 2: DSD output
Direct DSD playback requires a compatible output path and DAC. Support for DSD files by the decoder does not, by itself, guarantee native DSD output to your hardware.
Confirm that your DAC supports the DSD rates and output method you intend to use.
In the SACD decoder’s Output (per device) settings, select DSD where appropriate.
Select an output device and driver that support the intended DSD path.
Play a known DSD track and verify the format reported by the DAC or its control software.
The standard foobar2000 ASIO Output component is not universally required for SACD playback. foobar2000’s own documentation recommends its default output modes unless ASIO is needed for a particular device or driver.
For a compatible DAC requiring an alternative native-DSD path, see foo_out_asio+dsd. Its project documentation describes it as a substitute for the standard ASIO Output component and identifies native DSD playback as its purpose. Do not install multiple output components merely because they are available; choose the path appropriate to your hardware.
DSD, DoP and PCM are different output paths. DoP transports DSD data within a PCM-framed stream; it is not the same as converting the audio to PCM. Actual support depends on the component, driver and DAC. If you need native DSD, verify what your DAC reports rather than relying on a foobar2000 setting alone.
Stereo, multichannel and SACD tags
SACD ISO images may contain stereo and multichannel areas. In the decoder’s SACD input settings:
Choose the preferred area according to what you want to play. Selecting Stereo limits playback to the stereo area where available.
Enable editable tags if you intend to edit metadata.
If using the decoder’s ISO-associated tag storage, understand where those tags are stored and back them up.
Linked stereo/multichannel tags can help share metadata between the two versions of an album, but choose this according to your tagging workflow.
Do not assume that every SACD contains both stereo and multichannel material, or that all tag options behave identically across versions. Check the available areas and test tag changes on a copy or a non-critical file first.
Extracting tracks to DSF or other DSD formats
For conversion or extraction, use the separate foo_dsd_converter component. Version 1.0.1 was released June 23, 2026. The project’s readme states that this converter is for non-commercial use only; review the current terms before using it in a commercial context.
Download and install the converter component using foobar2000’s Components preferences.
If needed for the source type or sample rate, install and configure foo_dsd_processor. Consult the converter’s current readme for its requirements.
Select the tracks you want to convert.
Open the Convert context-menu options and choose the DSD conversion function.
Select DSF or another offered output format, set the destination and naming pattern, and run the conversion.
Check the resulting files for correct track boundaries, channel count, tags and playback.
Conversion options can vary with the installed component versions and source material. Keep the original ISO or DSD files until the extracted files have been checked.
About DSD
DSD stands for Direct Stream Digital. Unlike conventional PCM, which represents audio as multibit samples, DSD uses a one-bit stream at a much higher sampling rate. The commonly encountered DSD64 rate is 2.8224 MHz; higher DSD rates also exist. DSD files are not automatically better-sounding than PCM files: mastering, source quality, conversion and playback equipment all matter.
Personal note: I originally followed an earlier version of this procedure to play DSF files and SACD ISO images on an S.M.S.L M500 DAC. That successful setup is useful historical context, but the instructions above distinguish the available output paths rather than assume that one device’s settings will work for everyone.
Last reviewed: October 23, 2026. Component versions and supported output configurations can change; consult the linked project readmes before installing or changing a working system.
I’ve successfully followed these steps to get DSD (.dsf filetype) and SACD (.iso filetype) playing at high bit rate using foobar2000 on my S.M.S.L M500 DAC.
