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Consumer SACD/DVD-A worth it?

Hi all,

I'm interested in getting a DVD player for movies and such, but am curious about dvd-a and sacd. I might be tempted to spend the extra cash on a pioneer dv-47a which is "universal" if it is worth it. My hunch is that even with a relatively cheap player, SACD and DVD-A will sound better than my Arcam FMJ CD23. What do you think? Will I be wasting my money - or will I actually get some good sound along with a good picture?

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I went the DVD-A route about a year ago, anticipating it would be the next big thing. It hasn't quite worked out that way, but I'm still very enthusiastic about the multi-channel capabilities. I won't get into 24/96 since I doubt the resolving power of most systems (including my own) is much better than 18/19 bits. Of course, you will have to buy an outboard bass management device (I did) if you want full bass management. I've heard SACD but have not formed
an opinion. The following are a few of the discs I enjoy:
ELP (O Lucky Man), Foreigner 4(Juke Box Hero), Foreigner(Starrider), Aaron Neville(Morning Has Broken). The drawback to multi-channel DVD-A is you need a 6-channel analog input on your processor.

Jim
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