what is the diff with SACD and HDCD ??


what are the main difference ?
to waht i understood SACD uses 5.1 dts signals for playing ?
do they record it with the same way ?

what are the HDCD exactly .. ?

is it worth right now to invest for SACD player ?
i was looking into the sony 999ES DVD/SACD that seems to be pretty good :)
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Showing 1 response by marakanetz

I also will not ever buy SACD and anytging that plays it -- costly and not everything you can get in this format. HDCD is almost like a regular red-book CD: could be worse and could be better depending on the recording quality. There is an actual possibility to comapre HDCD with regular one by buying Dire Straits "Love Over Gold" album that had been remastered for HDCD format. HDCD certainly sonds much better. Also there are few more albums from Dire Strats had been remastered to HDCD. My collection of Dire Straits (average price is $3 for each record) is analogue and no HDCD can beat it! Analogue vinyls and turntable are my SACDs and SACD-player!