soundboy
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Anyone have this SACD yet?
Originally Posted by soundboy Anyone have this SACD yet? |
Originally Posted by pframe Please make my day and tell me two things: 1) the new Brothers in Arms is now available in the U.S., and 2) it has a two-channel SACD layer in addition to the surround 5.1. Welly Wu -- Just got the Rachel Podger Vivaldi La Stravaganza. It's perfect for a Sunday morning! (Well, it was yesterday; I'll retest in six days.) |
Originally Posted by soundboy Well, almost every SACD has a dedicated stereo hi-rez mix.....including the "Brothers In Arms" SACD Unfortunately, it's not available in the US as a domestic release; Dire Straits is signed in the US to Warner Music, a DVD-A supporter. However, this is where the internet comes in.... |
Originally Posted by pframe I had to ask because I have Mark O'Connor's The American Seasons, which is SACD 5.1 but has no two-channel SACD. It sounds fantastic on my regular CD player, and I'm dying to hear it in SACD, but can't. |
Originally Posted by Oliver Huh?! |
Originally Posted by pframe Me, too. My SACD light does NOT come on for this disk, however. Maybe it's a problem specific to the O'Connor CD. Any other head-fiers have this music? Does it play as two-channel SACD? [edit] Re-read your post, Oliver. It DOES have a Redbook stereo layer. What I believe is missing is the two-channel SACD layer. |
Originally Posted by pframe So we both expect the same thing, Oliver. We'll have to wait, then, for other head-fiers to chime in. How about it, head-fi gang -- do all SACDs with a 5.1 surround layer also have a stereo SACD layer? To steal a slogan: I WANT MY SACD! |
Originally Posted by scottder In the early days I saw some Stereo only SACDs, but now almost all are Hybrid, with Stereo and multichannel layers. |
Originally Posted by juneamour I think the first thing SACD frustrating me is the multichannel problem. Most classical SACDs with multichannel tracks are encoded in 5.0 format, which means that the existing home theater systems are not capable of amping those signals, or the sound stage will be destroyed. |
Originally Posted by Oliver Confirmed. I have yet to see a non-hybrid multichannel, and also never came across the here described non-high-res stereo. Non-high-res stereo is a violation of the SACD standard, as far as I know. |