It has been some time since I wrote the controversial, but much needed article titled, "DVD Audio & SACD The Royal Scam". I did not write this article to bash new technologies, nor to be a ...

You can’t always get what you want, but you can always wait for the reissue. Note: The following hybrid audio discs contain a standard CD and a high-resolution SACD, or Super Audio Compact Disc. The ...

Ten years ago SACD and DVD-Audio were hailed as the next big things. Everyone thought multichannel music would soon replace stereo, but stereo's still here and 5.1 music is nearly extinct. Ex-movie ...

Shanling’s new SCD3.3 isn’t another nostalgia-driven disc spinner—it’s a purpose-built SACD machine with modern engineering, ...

Hi-Fi `99 became a staging ground for the launch of the rival Super Audio CD (SACD) and DVD-Audio formats, which are headed for near-simultaneous fall introductions in the U.S. During the Chicago ...

And while we’re talking about home audio, it’s probably good to mention that Onkyo is shipping the DV-CP802, the first six-disc DVD carousel that plays almost all current media disc formats, including ...

Looking for that final CD player or transport that can play every format including DSD and SACD? The new PS Audio PerfectWave SACD transport is shipping. Contrary to what you might have read online, ...

INDIANAPOLIS –Super Audio CD (SACD) and DVD-Audio activity accelerated at the CEDIA Expo in anticipation of the fourth-quarter selling season. In the SACD camp, Philips and Sony said they hope to ...

The Red Book audio format used by CDs isn't improved upon by either SACD or DVD-A formats, it turns out. Extensive double-blind listening tests conducted by E. Brad Meyer and David R. Moran have shown ...

The term SACD is short for Super Audio Compact Disc. I realize that people often wonder whether such audiophile products are worth the additional expense, or are simply a marketing ploy. After ...

The popularity of the CD format cannot be disputed. At least, 600 million owners of CD players worldwide can’t be wrong. However, despite its convenience and ease-of-use, the humble CD leaves many ...

Original Publish Date: 12/23/01 - Much of the content in this article has been addressed via hardware, but we keep it live for archival purposes. Software selection however is still the big issue ...