SACD...Confused about it....


I was at a concert recently and the chap next to me was making a recording with various gear running into an Apple G4 Powerbook. The recording was being made with a pair of Neumann U89 mics and at a 24 bit 96khz sampling rate.

When the CD is mastered from the hard disk recording at 24/96 does this mean a SACD player is required to playback the mastered CD? And, if this is the case will a DAC rated for 44.1/48/96 be able process the 24/96 stereo signal?

I am thinking of upgrading from DAT to ??? and need to understand 24/96 technology before spending money. All input appreciated.

Regards,
Carl
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Thanks for the info; sounds like I'll need a stereo SACD player one of these days in addition to the Vecteur L4 (redbook player).