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SACD 2 channel vs Hybrid SACD

It appears that there are many original SACD players that will not decode the more recent Hybrid SACDs. It seems that almost if not all of the newest titles over the past 6 months are being offered only in hybrid SACD format. Is there any advantage to keeping a player that will only decode 2 channel SACD, that is, will these hybrid SACDs still sound better than Redbook CDs even though they are not being utilized to their full potential? Any knowledge of any outboard Hybrid SACD processors available?
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ben_campbell
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Chris all the CD layers on the Dylan reissues are remastered.
Strange quirk with the Arcam/HDCD I would guess there is something on the sampler disc which causes the HDCD chip to think it is a HDCD-I doubt very much it is indeed a HDCD disc as well as a SACD.
For what it's worth like the Stones reissues I don't think the SACD layer on the Dylan discs sound that different from the CD layer-I haven't listened to them all in detail but I stand by my previous impression on hybrid discs that they are pretty much self-defeating because of this.
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