Do "gold" discs sound better?

I know HDCD, DVD-A, and SACD sound superior to the standard CD but how much better, if any, are the gold discs or the other "fancy" discs? Thanks.

steveloper02-28-2002 3:48am

jvogt Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 212 posts 02-28-2002 at 05:33pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Agree with the above. Gold looks fancy, but is essentially irrelevant to the sound. The two consistently best labels in my experience for sound quality are JVC/XRCD and Mapleshade, both of which use exclusively aluminum discs.