Alex F.
Second Unit
- Joined
- Aug 29, 1999
- Messages
- 377
Troy:
Hopefully your other dealer will actually have an up-and-running, broken-in set of LSi's.
Yes, I am indeed interested in the new higher resolution formats. More than I can put simply into words, in fact. I was part of the "beta" testing of the original CD format prior to its release. Along with the few other audiophiles involved at the time, we were all aghast at the sound "quality" of the format. It was a step backwards in musicality. We all pleaded for an increase in the bit rate and memory capacity in order to solve the inherent limitations of the format. But our cries fell upon deaf ears.
SACD is the direct descendent of the CD format. It provides all that was asked for originally (and could have been provided), and we now can hear the benefits. Makes one wonder if Sony and Philips deliberately imposed performance limitations on the redbook format as an exercise in planned obsolesence. Consumers now have the privilege of replacing all their performance-limited, obsolete CD players, transports, and CDs.
What Sony and Philips didn't see coming was competition in the form of DVD-A.
I have been extremely impressed with SACD's performance, as heard at a local high-end dealer. I've yet to hear DVD-A. I have decided to wait for the formats to finish their fight for dominance. Or at least to see who is the de facto winner. Once the hardware and software battles are over and one (or both, in a tie?) emerges as a winner, I will obtain a player.
As an audiophile, I have waited a very long time for digital to deliver on its promise of accurate, high-resolution sound. I just now need to wait a little bit longer.
Hopefully your other dealer will actually have an up-and-running, broken-in set of LSi's.
Yes, I am indeed interested in the new higher resolution formats. More than I can put simply into words, in fact. I was part of the "beta" testing of the original CD format prior to its release. Along with the few other audiophiles involved at the time, we were all aghast at the sound "quality" of the format. It was a step backwards in musicality. We all pleaded for an increase in the bit rate and memory capacity in order to solve the inherent limitations of the format. But our cries fell upon deaf ears.
SACD is the direct descendent of the CD format. It provides all that was asked for originally (and could have been provided), and we now can hear the benefits. Makes one wonder if Sony and Philips deliberately imposed performance limitations on the redbook format as an exercise in planned obsolesence. Consumers now have the privilege of replacing all their performance-limited, obsolete CD players, transports, and CDs.
What Sony and Philips didn't see coming was competition in the form of DVD-A.
I have been extremely impressed with SACD's performance, as heard at a local high-end dealer. I've yet to hear DVD-A. I have decided to wait for the formats to finish their fight for dominance. Or at least to see who is the de facto winner. Once the hardware and software battles are over and one (or both, in a tie?) emerges as a winner, I will obtain a player.
As an audiophile, I have waited a very long time for digital to deliver on its promise of accurate, high-resolution sound. I just now need to wait a little bit longer.