OK Accorddude, I'll give it a shot...Anyone, feel free to correct if I state something incorrectly.
First of all,
Redbook - Standard CD format
HDCD - a higher res redbook format that requires the end player to contain a special chipset (Pacific Microsonics, or something like that) to decode the high def information. However, it will still play fine on regular run of the mill redbook players without the decoder, thus no sonic enhancements.
Gold CD - mostly a recording media, not a process or standard.
DTS - a surround sound format
XRCD, XRCD2, XRCD24 - JVCs answer to a higher res redbook format that does not require a special decoder chipset to retrieve high def info. Any CD player can play these and reap the benefits, if any.
Does this help?
First of all,
Redbook - Standard CD format
HDCD - a higher res redbook format that requires the end player to contain a special chipset (Pacific Microsonics, or something like that) to decode the high def information. However, it will still play fine on regular run of the mill redbook players without the decoder, thus no sonic enhancements.
Gold CD - mostly a recording media, not a process or standard.
DTS - a surround sound format
XRCD, XRCD2, XRCD24 - JVCs answer to a higher res redbook format that does not require a special decoder chipset to retrieve high def info. Any CD player can play these and reap the benefits, if any.
Does this help?