Modernaire wrote - "As soon as I reached a high enough volume or near full volume, the HDCD mode switched on, indicated on the front panel by a red little light and bam, almost two fold quality, I couldnt believe it!"
Is it possible that what you are hearing is primarily due to the +6dB volume difference that HDCD has over the redbook format?
If you can set up your rig such that you can toggle between the CD layer and HDCD, you might hear that this volume difference is dramatic. It would be interesting to hear from you after you compare the two formats again but this time try and equalize the volume levels.
Enjoy!
Is it possible that what you are hearing is primarily due to the +6dB volume difference that HDCD has over the redbook format?
If you can set up your rig such that you can toggle between the CD layer and HDCD, you might hear that this volume difference is dramatic. It would be interesting to hear from you after you compare the two formats again but this time try and equalize the volume levels.
Enjoy!