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SACD, MSB/Upsampling, LPs Compared

Using a S9000ES, Audiophile Audition reviewed 10 SACDs and compared them to the identical CDs (using the S9000ES and MSB DAC with upsampling) and at times to LPs. SACD was the clear winner, even though the LPs were close. The article even noted that the CD layer on hybred discs sounded better than the CD.

http://www.audaud.com/audaud/FEB01/setFEB01.html
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Thanks for pointing out the article and the link to it. I have had an SACD player for a few months now, and I would agree that the sound is extremely nice on good recordings. As with every medium, there is bad software out there as well, so SACD is not the silver bullet.

My fear with both SACD and MD is that both will go the way of the Betamax. Althougg Beta was better quality than VHS, it still lost the format wars. Same for MD, it seems to be loosing the format wat to MP3 players, despite the fact that the audio quality is better. Reason it is loosing? Cost and marketing, IMO.

Niels.
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