m00n Posted August 12, 2002 Share Posted August 12, 2002 Doing some research for a new DVD player and something I see comeing up a lot is SACD.... Thanks. ------------------ m00nsCinema to be the m00n system FRONTS: RF-7 CENTER: RC-7 SURROUNDS: RS-7 SUB: RSW-12 RECEIVER: Harman Kardon AVR 520 DVD: Toshiba SD 3205 (DD, DTS) TV: Samsung 27" Flatscreen COMPUTER: ProMedia 4.1 c>Microsoft XBOXc> f> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted August 12, 2002 Share Posted August 12, 2002 SACD is one of two competing audio DVD formats. The other is DVD-A. Media for both formats is fairly limited so far. For more information and opinion than you will ever want about the formats, check out: http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/hirez/bbs.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted August 12, 2002 Author Share Posted August 12, 2002 So, in order to get a DVD player that I can expect to have a for a long time to come, one that will be compatible, is it safe to say that I want one with both formats? Or should I not even worry about this as it's so new? Sorry, but I have not yet read the link you supplied. ------------------ m00nsCinema to be the m00n system FRONTS: RF-7 CENTER: RC-7 SURROUNDS: RS-7 SUB: RSW-12 RECEIVER: Harman Kardon AVR 520 DVD: Toshiba SD 3205 (DD, DTS) TV: Samsung 27" Flatscreen COMPUTER: ProMedia 4.1 c>Microsoft XBOXc> f> This message has been edited by m00n on 08-12-2002 at 01:40 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCOOTERDOG Posted August 12, 2002 Share Posted August 12, 2002 Moon, I have been into DVD Audio for about a year now. I must say the sound quality is very exceptional. Granted some of the older recordings are still, older recordings. However, most of the DVD A disc are being re-mastered by companies like Rhino, who do an outstanding job. I thought about SACD before I bought my DVD Audio machine. I wanted to explore Hi Res 6 channel as well as 2 channels. The problem with SACD is over 95% of all the releases are 2 Channel where as 99.99% DVD Audio is both 2 & 6 Channel as well as a DD track and even DTS as well. I commented about DVD Audio to the writers of Audio Revolution last year giving my feedback as to why DVD Audio will eventually be the dominate winner in the multi channel / 2 channel Hi Res format. Since DVD A has a DD or DTS track on the disc as well. All those people out there that have a DVD player that want to explore music disc, DVD A would allow them to do so before investing into a DVD A machine. SACD does not offer this to these masses. So for those thinking of moving up to the HI RES sound in the next year or so can start adding DVD A disc's to their collections and play them in DD or DTS. Then once they upgrade their machines they would have already been building their libraries of Hi Res DVD A discs. The editor of Audio Revolution whole-heartedly agreed with me on this. I think SACD is a great format. However, I believe Sony will once again stub its big corporate toe on this. The future of Audio will be DVD and not a hybrid CD...IMHO ------------------ Denon AVR 3801 Onkyo M504 Power Amp driving the mains Technique A-10 DVD Audio/Video Player Pioneer DVL-909 Laserdisc/Dvd Player Dish Network Dolby Digital Sat receiver Mitsubishi 50" Screen Mitsubishi HSU-575 HiFi VCR Klipsch La Scala ( Mains) Klipsch RFC5 Center Klipsch RSS6 Surround Side Klipsch RSS .5 Back surround Klipsch KSW 12 Subwoofer Denon DRA-295 Stereo Receiver Driving Outdoor Speakers Boston Acoustics OutDoor Speakers My Home Theater Page http://www.geocities.com/scooterb4u/ScootersHT.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted August 12, 2002 Author Share Posted August 12, 2002 So, I am still a bit confused. Is this for music CD's such as Pink Floyd, Van Halen, or is this for movies as well. If it's just for music, I will not be all the worried about it, but if it IS for movies then I will be needing to up my understanding. ------------------ m00nsCinema to be the m00n system FRONTS: RF-7 CENTER: RC-7 SURROUNDS: RS-7 SUB: RSW-12 RECEIVER: Harman Kardon AVR 520 DVD: Toshiba SD 3205 (DD, DTS) TV: Samsung 27" Flatscreen COMPUTER: ProMedia 4.1 c>Microsoft XBOXc> f> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake Posted August 12, 2002 Share Posted August 12, 2002 mOOn - This is for music only. If DVD-A discs also have DD/DTS tracks on them, those are just different encoding formats for the audio (just as it is on DVD-V). So, you can hear multi-channel versions of the music via DD/DTS encoding on your existing DVD player without investing in a DVD-A player. (Of course, you can't hear the DVD-A encoding without a DVD-A player.) As an example, I have a DTS recording of Diana Krall which plays in DTS multi-channel format with no video associated with it at all. DVD means Digital Versatile Disc, not Digital Video Disc, so they can slap anything on it they want, including music only. Hope that helps more than hinders. Doug ------------------ My System Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikekid Posted August 12, 2002 Share Posted August 12, 2002 mOOn, I bought a machine that plays BOTH of those formats so I didn't have to sweat it. I love these formats and I think they will BOTH be around for a long time. Later Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted August 12, 2002 Share Posted August 12, 2002 Whoops, meant to say SACD is one of two competing audio formats, the other is DVD-A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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