Well again you don’t need to pay a lot of money to enjoy SACD’S these days, I was looking at my local electronics store and found a Sony SACD machine for $99.
SACD is an extension of qua for want of a better description and is not to be confused with surround-sound as it doesn’t rely on DSP - Digital Signal Processing - in other words SACD uses multiple channels with sounds recorded in those channels, if you have a Surround-Sound system already then its possible that it can already play SACD. > On 30 Mar 2015, at 6:32 am, Brett Boyer <bboyer...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hey. I recall reading a review that said the Eagles Hell Freezes Over has a > SACD version. And, in this concert mix you are placed center stage instead of > being in the audience. For example, drums behind you, and the band all around > you! Whereas most concerts place you in the audience with the band mostly in > the front speakers and sometimes a little enhancement in the rear speakers. I > thought about buying some expensive equipment just to hear if all of that is > true. Because it sounded amazing! But not enough to go and buy several > hundred dollars of equipment. > bb > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of John Gurd > Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 9:27 AM > To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' > Subject: RE: SACD'S > > Hi Dane, > > I didn't realise SAD's could do multi-channel recordings. I have a few BluRay > audio recordings which sound great but only one is multi-channal. While they > sound great you still have to use a menu system to access them just as if > they were BluRay video. I wish there were more multi-channel recordings > around but there seem to be very few even for contempory output. > > I am thinking of upgrading my ancient BluRay Sony player as it is clunky and > slow. Which Dennon player did you get? > > John > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: 27 March 2015 00:05 > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: SACD'S > > Hi! > > Been a good while since I've sat down and had a listen to my small collection > of Super Audio CD'S, I had an old Pioneer DVD Player which handled them > however that player is not compatible with any of the newer equipment I own > so SACD'S had to wait until I could afford to buy a compatible player. > > The compatible player arrived in the form of a Denon Blu-Ray player about 3 > weeks ago ,time to take some time out from the grind, put my feet up and > listen again. > > There's no doubt about it in my view, the upgraded player for SACD'S was > certainly worth the while given that each channel of the audio is now > digitally delivered to the Denon Surround-Sound receiver, each channel being > delivered via its own speaker rather than having to rely on processing to do > the same job, the old Pioneer player would also deliver the channels to each > speaker but in an Analogue mode and you can certainly pick the difference. > > The Pioneer player connected to a multi channel amp or Surround-Sound > receiver by the use of multiple VCA connecting cords, one lead for each > channel and the connection couldn't be done digitally even though the Pioneer > had a Digital out connection - two in fact - they would allow the streaming > of standard Audio or Surround-Sound audio and not from SACD. > > The Denon player on the other hand is completely digital for everything, one > HDMI connection handles up to 8 channels of audio, HD 4K video - if available > - and all the other controlling stuff that HDMI is capable of, certainly > makes life one hell of a lot easier connecting HDMI devices rather than doing > things the traditional way with RCA and other cords. > > I guess you're all wondering, what's the use of me getting SACD'S if I can > only play them on a compatible player? That's true if you want to enjoy the > multi channel benefits of SACD however a SACD will play in standard stereo > mode quite happily in a standard CD Player. > > Time to get back to my Jeff Waynes Super Audio CD Version of War Of The > worlds, the classic double album from 1978. > > > -- > > ********** > Those who need help are those who are prepared to help themselves > > > > >
