pfarrell;311021 Wrote: > I have never seen a serious attempt to compare high-wide PCM with DSD. > Lots of comparisons of redbook to SACD, but that's not fair, its apples > to oranges.
It's too bad most (all?) of the hybrid SACDs from old analog masters (Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd) contain DSD to PCM conversions on their redbook CD layer. It might have been useful/instructive to master each layer in its respective realm. Confession: I love SACD because I love surround sound. But for normal stereo, I've never been particularly blown away by SACD. I remember getting several of the Rolling Stones titles when they first appeared...I popped in "Let it Bleed" and was amazed at how great it sounded...then switched to the redbook layer and thought it sounded just as good. Even fully *expecting* the SACD to sound dramatically better, it just didn't to my ears. -- atrocity ------------------------------------------------------------------------ atrocity's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=16009 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=48748 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
