SACD or DVD-A

Which does anybody think is going to become the new standard (if either)? I do think it a little odd that record labels are worried about people downloading music. The reason for this is evidently one of money over quality, and yet they bring out Dark Side of the Moon in a £23 - £30 pound release on SACD. I haven't heard of much high profile release in the DVD-A format, although I seem to remember perhaps Close to the Edge being done. Anyway I'm not shelling out, particularly at the exorbitant prices, until one of the formats gives way to the other, assuming it does. From what I remember of the specs there wasn't all that much to choose, I think they were both in 5.1 although I forget the bit depths and sampling rates.

I'm happy for them to use as much copy protection as they want, as long as it pushes down the price of them. And presumably they'll have to lower it soon enough.

Anyway thanks for the information

There is a lengthy article on CD vs DVD-A vs SACD here:

http://sound.westhost.com/cd-sacd-dvda.htm

If you manage to plough through it all, you'll see at the end:

"Anyway, in the practical life, it seems like DVD-A wins over SACD at all frequencies, cleaner sound, lower noise, and a completely stable system, free from potential noise shaping algorithmic oscillations."

and, interestngly:

"If we look at the players you can buy today, then the resolution is about 15-30 times lower than the full potential of DVD-Audio. That means 8-16 times better than the CD-system. A big improvement, but still a lot more is possible."

The US price differential between DVD-Audio and CD is not as large as I expected. Amazon, for example, lists the Audio CD of "Brain Salad Surgery" at $10.99 and the DVD-Audio version at $14.99.

 

Yes it is surprising, particularly as the HMV Megastore in Oxford Street, London, is this very day selling the very same Rhino Records DVD-Audio of "Brain Salad Surgery" for GBP 20.99 (US$ 37.72). That's a heck of a difference!

 

Edited by Fitzcarraldo

Both new formats are rotten!!!

For the moment, there are no musical SACD or DVD A devices.

You should better use a good (and very expensive) "classical" CD player

like the one below.


But, eventually, the vynil wins....

Here's a good Mark Levinson transport: