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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.
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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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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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Originally Posted by Mark_TS
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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