Is it CD or SACD?

I just bought a Cambridge DVD89. So I picked up a hybrid SACD of Pink Floyd DSOTM to check it out. It plays but how do I know if I am hearing the CD layer or the SACD layer?

kmulkey01-08-2010 4:48pm

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tom6897 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,484 posts 01-10-2010 at 06:45am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The one that sounds the most airy and analog like is the SACD layer. Check out the previous posts related to SACD vs Redbook. (does no one read the manual?)
tom6897 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,484 posts 01-10-2010 at 10:59pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Here is the manual info: http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/assets/documents/AzurDVD86-89UserManual-English.pdf This might also be useful to know: http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/sts/faqs_view.php?FAQID=79&Question=Do+Cambridge%27s+universal+CD%2FDVD%2FSACD+players+decode+SACD+in+the+single-bit%2C+lossless+mode%2C+or+is+the+signal+upconverted+to+another+format+before+leaving+the+player%3F You can set up the SACD playback priority in the DVD set-up menu, See: http://www.cambridgeaudio.com/sts/faqs_view.php?FAQID=166&Question=How+do+I+set+my+DVD99+to+output+SACD+over+the+analogue+5.1+multi-channel+outputs%3F Bored today I guess;)

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