Issue Multichannel SACD with 2 Channel Player


Collection is mostly RB but have about 15 hybrid multichannel SACDs. of those 2 do not play properly on either of 2 Sony DVPs9000ES 2 channel only machines. One is just back from Sony for an optical reader repair and fresh testd in spec and the other three years newer and right out of the box. Never had bad CD's before ... Is this common with these players? the software? ideas?
midareff

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They are Brian Adams Heartbreaker on MoFi SACD and Red Hot Ray Brown Trio on Groove Note. They are hybrid RBCD + SACD two channel stereo discs which play just fine in the car (RD) and at the hi-end dealer on XA9000ES in either mode and can be switched at will mid track on that machine.
I was going to send one of the machines off to VSE for level 5 but can't see it when either machine won't play about 20% of hybrid disks.
You are right.. it is Ryan Adams.. I think I have uncovered another "dirty" little secret. Seems the DVPS9000 and others of its vintage are not designed to accomodate hybrids ie: CD and SACD tracks. and inherently have trouble with those. I have more pure SACD's than CD/SACD recordings and have zero probs with those.