Dsacd
rebuy
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They seem to have DSACD in Europe. Anyone heard it?
Why don't we have it?
Why don't we have it?
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You mean SACD (Super Audio Compact Disc)? Yeah, we have plenty of it.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
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I was thinking it was Digital SACD instead of SACD.
This would be where you can play SACD thru the HDMI outputs.
It was a reference I read in a German review that was translated into English.
Maybe something was lost in the translation. -
Maybe something was lost in the translation.
Yeah, that must be it. SACD is already digital and can be passed thru HDMI.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Yeah, that must be it. SACD is already digital and can be passed thru HDMI.
Ok, I get it, doh!
I had it in the older format but did not know that it was now available thru HDMI.
Does one delivery system sound better than the other? -
There is no older SACD format, it's been the same since it came out. The HDMI pass thru is a function of the player, not the format.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
Ok, I get it, doh!
I had it in the older format but did not know that it was now available thru HDMI.
Does one delivery system sound better than the other?
It isn't the disk that does the HDMI, it is the player. You need an SACD player that supports HDMI; for example the Sony XA5400ES. Whether it sounds better or not depends on whether the DAC/analog section in the receiver (probably an AVR) sounds better than the DAC/analog in the SACD player.Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
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Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
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You need an SACD player that supports HDMI
And one that's HDMI v.1.2 or later. The earlier version(s) of HDMI will not transmit SACD's native bitstream, DSD. HDMI v1.2 came out about 5 years back, but there was no SACD player available at that time with HDMI that can transmit DSD. SACD over HDMI is more of a recent thing, especially amongst inexpensive players. -
SACD over HDMI is more of a recent thing, especially amongst inexpensive players.
That should be a huge clue.Political Correctness'.........defined
"A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."
President of Club Polk -
That should be a huge clue.
....that SACD via analog outs is better than DSD converted to PCM via player or receiver?Dali Optikon 1Mk2
NAD D3020 V2
Schiit Bifrost 2/64
..the rest are headphone setups.
