Does it still output multichannel?
Yes I only buy hi rez discs that are 5.1. I have 3 Blu Ray players; this one I bought because it will play SACD Rs. Older model.
Does it still output multichannel?
Nice. Just for reference, this was $25 but what was it original retail?
Yes I only buy hi rez discs that are 5.1. I have 3 Blu Ray players; this one I bought because it will play SACD Rs. Older model.
Nice. Just for reference, this was $25 but what was it original retail?
sorry but that's not true. bandwidth of HDMI allows to deliver through connection from even most cheapest player to amplification 8 channels @ 192/24 raw PCM stream.This is the problem with Blu-ray players. Maybe lots of people have them but they are low-end machines not really suitable for high def. music. You don't get good sound out of $40.
i don't have statistic on number of sold up to date BD players.One reason I'm not getting it is because I am finding your typing a little incoherrent. You are not justifying your argument: how do we know that there are more BD players in the customer base than SACD (including universal) players? You are also not addressing if $30-40 will deliver surround sound or will mix down, or that some people would need to upgrade their amp too, etc, etc. The snobbery argument can also apply to "well I've bought a new format, so everybody else should."
Not to mention that Universal would probably not be on board licensing their surround mixes to independent labels when they are still trying to push their HFPA Blu-Ray format (and still doing stuff with DVD-A/V)
blu ray for now seems most viable.
so Brian, any feedback in regards of a thought of Marshall about BD-A?
Again, it's all about mass appeal, and I'm sure economics enters into it as well. Would you rather spend $60 on a Blu-Ray + CD combo pack or a DVD+CD combo?
Nah. Me neither.
thanks for clarification. i guess eventually he would. it just seems he's lil slow as we can see how long it took for him to accept surround
The bottom line is this guys, Audio Fidelity is a small label specializing in limited release audiophile CDs and SACDs, be they gold or silver. They come from the heritage of DCC which marketed audiophile gold CDs in the 80s and 90s. Their expertise is CDs and SACDs. That is their niche. Their product. They have the manufacturing connections, they have relationships with labels that make them not a threat to the labels but another way for the labels to make money and stay in business. They will never mass produce discs or try and expand beyond what they are good at. It's in their best interest to do what they know how to do and do it right.
Since the SACD format allows for a surround track in addition to the stereo CD and stereo SACD tracks, and they already were issuing these discs, they took the chance to seek out the surround mixes that were already out there and include them on their SACD discs at the same retail price. This was a risk. So far it appears to be paying off for them.........and us!
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