Just a further note ... to get the full benefits of DVD Audio, you would still require a separate DVD Audio player. When you play DVD Audio discs on your standard DVD player, you get playback from the 2.0 DTS layer ... you do not get the full blown DVD Audio experience ... for what it is worth. I would think that one of the inconveniences of DVD music playback (for both types of DVD's) is that you often tend to require a TV monitor to assist in disc navigation, etc.
DVD's with only audio capabilities...huh?
I was in Tower Records the other day and, next to the SACDs, I found a section of audio CDs that can only be played in a DVD player. It seems they are digitally mixed for a Dolby 5.1 format. They also said that these DVDs would sound better even on a two channel system as there is more detail recorded on them. I must admit that the music DVds have often sounded better than standard CDs. I bought three of them and I am playing them on my Marantz DVD player and using my Audio Aero DAC to feed a two channel system. The Audio Aero does register more information coming through than on a normal CD. They do sound nice, especially the Bachman Turner Overdrive, 'From the front room'. I came home and did a discussion forum search on Audiogon for 'DVD AUDIO' and found some talk about how good it sounds--at least as good as SACD. When I think about it, this system might have a better chance than SACD as so many people already have a DVD player. Has anyone with a really high end system tried this format...what do you think?