CD quality versus SA-CD ?is it worth it?


Hello.
Seems like it is becoming easier to find/buy SA-CD`s today .
Are SA-CD`s of better musical quality than CD`s? Would someone take the time to explain the principle and difference?
Also, what CD player would you purchase/used/under $1000 to upgrade to SA-CD?
Much obliged.
rockanroller

Showing 1 response by chayro

There are a million threads on this, so you can search around. Basically, SACD is "hi-rez" audio, done at a higher sampling rate. Is it better? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. I personally have experimented with it and, IMO, the multi-format players I've tried do not play CD as well as the dedicated CD players.
So I've pretty much given up on SACDs and just try to get the most I can out of the CD playback. In good conscience, I don't think I would recommend it to anyone who was interested only in 2-channel stereo, unless they were willing to spend a lot of money on a high-end player like the Esoteric K-03 or something like that. At the lower end of the spectrum, I think someone would be better off just upgrading their CD player, assuming you want to continue playing physical media. But that's another story.