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12/27/08 at 2:19pm
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Re: SACD/DVD-A: why didn't they just market vanilla DVDs as multi-channel audio discs?

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In my recording experience, 24/176 or 24/192 (our recording sampling rate typically) is close but not quite as good as a good DSD recorder. And DSD is not as good as analog tapes can do. Much DTS, and some DVDA, is less than 96K like 24/48K which I don't like at all.

So I would say: Analog tape (Listen to the Tape Projects reels) >> DSD >> 24/192 or 24/176 >> 24/48 >> 16/44 >> Empty3s.
Thanks for the info. It answered a few questions but created a few more . But I'm not sure they are appropriet for this thread or the music forum.
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No Sony player of any type plays DVD-A although I believe the Blu-ray hardware is probably capable if firmware was developed with that goal. I also expect the players could be made to play SACD but the demand doesn't justify the expense including licensing fees to make the players capable of SACD.
Appologies for not putting "basically" before "built to DVD-A spec" . I new it wasn't exactly DVD-A, just thought it was ironic the Sony/Philips had to use something closer to DVD-A for BluRay rather than a variation of SACD. Was SACD ever championed as the hi-res format for BluRay? Maybe they won the war but lost a little battle in the middle? In any event, I think I'm pushing this thread a little too far off track.
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12/30/08 at 7:13pm
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Re: SACD/DVD-A: why didn't they just market vanilla DVDs as multi-channel audio discs?

SONY has some new "Blu-Spec" discs-possibly nothing more than an ambush for UMGs SHD-Super High Density discs-Huge catalog of SHD discs.
Very few BS discs, so far, in Japan.

BTW, Lee, if Astral Weeks is one of your favorite albums-while Warner USA has done nothing, WEA Japan has just released a remastered version of it.
Nothing fancy-just relief from those 1987 Master tapes.

To learn more of the above: [www.cdjapan.com]

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Re: SACD/DVD-A: why didn't they just market vanilla DVDs as multi-channel audio discs?

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SONY has some new "Blu-Spec" discs-possibly nothing more than an ambush for UMGs SHD-Super High Density discs-Huge catalog of SHD discs.
Very few BS discs, so far, in Japan.

BTW, Lee, if Astral Weeks is one of your favorite albums-while Warner USA has done nothing, WEA Japan has just released a remastered version of it.
Nothing fancy-just relief from those 1987 Master tapes.

To learn more of the above: [www.cdjapan.com]

Funny you mention this Mark. I just picked this up today on the new remastered vinyl and listened to Side 1. Sounds great. Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray did the mastering and they always do a good job.

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