Glass CD vs SACD in terms of SQ?

[DRSpeed85]

I have a friend who advocates quantity (of CDs and iPod capacity) as opposed to my approach for sound quality. He was asking me if I would consider that new glass CD they just started selling in Japan. I replied that I'd rather use the money to fund a decent SACD player but we both couldn't answer which disk would sound better.

The glass CD may have an impact on sound quality due to the material that is being used, but the SACD has more bandwith and much much more data stored on it right? Doesn't that mean the SACD should sound better?

Here is the link to the glass cd in case you missed it in the news.
http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/22/n...buya-for-831/2

 

[PiccoloNamek]

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The glass CD may have an impact on sound quality due to the material that is being used.

How, exactly, can the material have any affect on the sound quality when the sound information takes the form of digital 1s and 0s? (Assuming the media is in good, working condition.) The medium in this case is merely a method of storing the information.

 

[soundboy]

So this glass CD is just another variation of the regular CD, right? It still need to conform to the standards of the redbook CD set down by Sony and Philips, so I think it will only sound as good as the source material and the mastering for the CD.

$800+ per disc buys a lot of SACDs....not to mention also a player.

 

[ap3rtis]

$831 for a cd!

 

[JahJahBinks]

april comes too soon than i thought

 

[warubozu]

I sure would hate to see what would happen if you accidentally dropped one of them onto the floor.

 

[Dhw]

My guess is crying, followed by instant enlightenment that rearranges your perception of reality as you realize how much of a tool you were for having spent $800 on one CD.

Then more crying.

 

[jdimitri]

Since you just spent $800 on a cd, the extreme placebo would take place
... and your mind should kick in just about now

 

[Sleestack]

Not saying I believe it, but I wonder if using glass is supposed to cure some of the manufactruing problems that the Nespa system claims to fix:

http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/nanotech/nespa.html

 

[Wodgy]

Glass CDs are bunk. These types of things seem to crop up every so often. If you've never heard about it, read about the RealityCheck CD machine that was all the rage about two years ago, with numerous positive reviews not just in forums but also in web rags like 6moons and Positive Feedback, until it was revealed that the product was a total scam.

 

[roadtonowhere08]

Where is Patrick82 when you need him...

 

[redshifter]

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Originally Posted by Wodgy Glass CDs are bunk. These types of things seem to crop up every so often. If you've never heard about it, read about the RealityCheck CD machine that was all the rage about two years ago, with numerous positive reviews not just in forums but also in web rags like 6moons and Positive Feedback, until it was revealed that the product was a total scam.

where was it revealed as a scam?

 

[chadbang]

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Originally Posted by redshifter where was it revealed as a scam?

* proud owner of a RealityCheck CD machine *

 

[Uncle Erik]

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Originally Posted by ap3rtis $831 for a cd!

Since they're selling it at the Tokyo Tower Records, it should be 30% off because of the liquidation sale, right?

Also, I don't see how glass could compete with the 64 times better resolution of the SACD.

Hey, it'd really suck to accidentally drop this thing, wouldn't it?

 

[MdRex]

Don't worry, polycarbonate have exceptional optical properties.

Glass was originally used as a prototype, if polycarbonate was not up to standard then the laser beam will be dispersed.