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Two years ago, when I bought Engines Of Creation simply because it was "available" on SACD (in two channel, at that), I first got acquainted with Satriani. I'm now utterly hooked. Lately, I barely listen to anything else. Is There Love In Space? tells me that he's still at the top of his...

Both sound great. But the DVD has the advantage of showing you the very pleasant Alison. That's a hard advantage to beat. Nick Satullo

The Dance is an outstanding DVD-Audio disc. It's worth it. Very good smooth jazz, very good resolution, very good mix. One of the better cuts of DVD-Audio. If you can afford to buy a DVD-A player (and there are many cheap ones), then, so long as you have the surround setup that enables your...

Well . . .yes, that's my point. Like I said, there's not that many DSOTMs out there, but there still a lot of albums that have a track record: they will get bought, because so many different people like the music. I recognize financial issues are at the heart of things (and, sadly, I...

The confusion in the multiple releases is nothing short of bizarre. Still, I am encouraged that Bowie is now out on five SACDs. SACD, DVD-Audio . . . we simply need more titles, and the grim reality is that's just not happening. My musical tastes are eclectic, and, while growing up on the...

Does anyone know the following: Are any other manufacturers providing either SACD or DVD-Audio, beside Acura? I know that Lexus offers a Mark Levinson stereo upgrade, but that's not such a big deal to me. However, search as I might, I can't find another manufacturer providing one of the...

Sold on eBay. Nick

This is a mint SCD-C555ES SACD player, all original materials, including box, remote, and manual. You can read the review on Stereophile's website. Just under three years remaining on the ES warranty. I'm selling only because I'm moving to the Sony 400 disc ES changer. My eBay feedback...

I listened to Gaucho twice yesterday, and it is stellar. I would not miss out on this simply because it might be released on DVD-A. I'm hoping that the DVD-A version sounds better, but that's because I'm greedy for pleasure. There's simply not enough high resolution surround titles out there...

Rich: The point concerning the center channel had to do with the overall impression of the front soundstage. Despite the virtual absence of a center channel in DSOTM, it was not a problem there. In this case, I thought it suffered. I think your comments on LFE are also correct--if what you...

I never heard the quad version until after the SACD was released. I then listened to it several times, with a comparison in mind. Leaving aside all issues of "whether" there was a level playing field, as a matter of personal choice I strongly preferred the SACD--but that's just an issue of...

No . . . I think that each mix has to be dealt with on the terms and options it presents. The question I ask is this: can the experienced be in any way enhanced by a surround mix? I think the answer to the question is nearly always "yes," but that enhancement might be just the hint of ambient...

Obviously, most of the surround music that we've listened to was originally mixed for two channel. Many of those mixes only use the surrounds for ambient "fill," and are probably better off than the gimmicky stuff we've reacted to. Even if the surround mixes are no more adventuresome than...

I started getting Stereophile again by mistake. Good point, however, in this month's editorial: Yes, how great the splash over DSOTM, and what a shot in the arm, but there are very few DSOTMS to pull from the hat of popular culture. Which brings me . . . to a point I've once made. There is a...

I would love to hear this in DVD-Audio. However, I already believe that the SACD version is one of the best multichannel discs released, ever. I can't comment on the source of this information, but a DVD-Audio release anytime soon doesn't objectively make a lot of sense. There was a lot of...