leevitalone1
2K Club - QQ Super Nova
I saw this at acoustic sounds. there are a few. anyone add to this format? Is it multi-channel? Friken sony!!
I do not think that "big bux" has anything to do with the relative success/failure of these media since all the companies with "big bux" have deserted both. IMHO, the main reason that SACD is still breathing is that it was adopted by the small classical labels who continue to support it. Had they adopted DVD-A, it would be the one still trudging on.The only reason I have to buy SACDs is for the multi-channel when there is no other alternative.
DVD-A should have been the clear winner but it goes to show you how big bux can torpedo even the best laid plans.
On SOME of their discs.Even with Blu-Ray... DVD will probably still be around for at least 5-10 years.
And... even if one doesn't have a DVD-A capable player, one can at least
still play the DTS or DD tracks in surround on a decent DVD device.
If SACD totally tanks and your discs aren't hybrids (which $ony in their infinite wisdom, chose NOT to do on their discs!).....................
Mebbe. I've been stocking up on players for that reason....................all we'll have are some pretty coasters!
For what it's worth... SCAD multis should be converted to DVD-As (typo intended!)
just to save the multi-channels.
Mebbe. I've been stocking up on players for that reason.
Kal
The only thing you miss out on is the normal (Red Book) stereo CD layer that is still around anyway.The only reason I have to buy SACDs is for the multi-channel when there is no other alternative.
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If SACD totally tanks and your discs aren't hybrids, all we'll have are some pretty coasters!
The only thing you miss out on is the normal (Red Book) stereo CD layer that is still around anyway.
Wow that stuff about noise limits at the end is weird. I think they are leaving something out in the explanation. Why do they make you limit the out of band noise for SACDs in the first place? It seems like that could be a hassle having to check mixes for sounds I can't even hear with spectral analysis and then having to suppress the ultrasonic frequencies if they are too loud. And I also don't understand why having noise on more than one channel could be considered a cumulative effect - they are separate discrete channels. I understand how it would be with a matrix format but not with a discrete one. And that part where it says to use PCM 88.2kHz if you are recording for SACD seems VERY suspect to me. Is that the REAL limitations of the frequency response? If so I think I'll stick with 96kHz DVD-A.
I too was seriously disapointed with sacd performance and sound quality.
Most of PacificDisc's recent BD projects have come from smaller independent producers, or corporate clients. These include: product demos, yoga and meditation videos, an HD eye candy series (fireplace video, aquariums, etc.) and some indie films. "We've not broken into the mass-market titles outside a handful of PBS stuff," said a PacificDisc representative, "as this is not our niche."
DXD isn't the successor to DSD, it allows for easier editing before going to DSD but also allows for PCM signals, as that's what it is.
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As with any format, the sound quality depends a lot on your system and SACD player.
The well recorded and mastered SACDs (Surround Sound and Stereo) sound very, very good on my system.
I'd say it's more disc related, especially regarding the whole recording/mixing/mastering process. I have SACD's (Gershwin's World) that make me think I have the greatest system in the world. And then I put The Thorns on and want to put knitting needles in my ears.
A soup is only as good as the ingredients you put in it.
you say DXD is PCM ?
if it is what is the point isnt that a reinvention of the wheel with less flexibilty ?
I agree. If SACD is purported (in some posts in this thread) to have horrendous sound then why does this Hancock SACD and a lot of others in my collection, sound so great? Better in fact than most of the discs that I have in the DVD-A format. Don't get me wrong, I would still buy discs in both formats that are released. However, from what I have experienced with SACD, the limitations pointed out so not affect the sound in the final product.
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