audioholik
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| Sony SCD-XA5400ES-Best SACD for under $10,000 According to Stereophile's Kal Rubinson the new Oppo BDP-95 universal player ($999) beats the SCD-XA5400 in stereo.http://www.stereophile.com/content/now-newsstands-istereophilei-vol34-no9 | |
| Music on DVD vs CD or SACD - any difference? "I have yet to be impressed with SACD, but DVD-A is brilliant."I would suggest starting from these Nat King Cole SACD titles mastered by Steve Hoffman | |
| HDCD recommendations?? FYISteve Hoffman recently announced he won't be using HDCD technology anymore as it degrades the sound. http://stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=246642 | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? "Although digital may be more detailed, and even gives more detail than analog does(in a way), when will it convey the soul of music. This has escaped digital, as far as I can tell."Have you tried any of the current DSD recordings? | |
| SACD availability ^as you can see, SACDs are not only still being made but they are the current best-sellers :) | |
| SACD availability "Are SACD discs still being made?"yep, you can look @ http://store.acousticsounds.com/index.cfm?get=topsellershttp://store.acousticsounds.com/index.cfm?get=results&orderby=13&ComingSoon=true&categoryID=4http://twitter.com/puresuperaudi... | |
| Cd or SACD with reference quality imaging Nat King Cole - Love Is The Thing (2010 DSD transfer) | |
| Rolling Stones SACDS My experience is all the Stones sacd's are in the cardboard containers and were issued in 2002 by ABKCO.----Let it Bleed is going to be reissued on SHM-SACD in June. | |
| SHM-SACDs Are the Clapton and allman brothers discs going to be new transfers or just rereleases?-----New 2010 DSD Transfers. | |
| Can SACD's be played in ony 2 channel format I would have thought SACD's would sound better than traditional 16 bit record players/recordngs, but according to the this particualr fellow it doesn't seem so. Except below 10k.What are your thoughts.----they just don't understand what's really i... | |
| HDCD VS SACD SACD is a must,HDCD is optional. | |
| Best "Wish You Were Here" Best "Wish You Were Here"?probably this one :-)http://puresuperaudio.blogspot.com/2009/11/wish-you-were-here-35th-anniversary.html | |
| More Beatles - 24bit 44k - official offerings "Trickle out? Of course, the blu-ray version will be last."I doubt that, don't forget about SACD, double speed DSD, and double speed blu-ray (DXD) formats ;-) | |
| More Beatles - 24bit 44k - official offerings "I've used 16bit 48k, 24bit 48k, and 24bit 96k in production work. but never heard much about using 24 bits to store a 44k signal."I guess the sound quality will be comparable to HDCD.From what I know a HDCD encoded disc is an equivalent of a 20bi... | |
| Best SACD Player in the $2000 Range "Maybe it is too early to jump. Sony will intoduce a new player at the CES in January that will do SACD and Blu-Ray. "...........Will it be a an audio only machine? a 3.0 Super Audio/Blu Ray player? |