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CD vs SACD in STEREO

I started to listen to SACD to enjoy the 5.1 format. 

I thought SACD is exclusively used for that purpose.

Today read discussion about sound quality of new/modern/ "better" CD vs Streaming vs vinyl vs SACD, where the SACD apparently was referrung to STEREO SACD. 

On a 'numbers' basis, what is the difference between CD and SACD (assume same player, etc)?

kraftwerkturbo
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richardbrand
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@lordmelton 

Generally a 24 bit CD

There's no such animal in the Redbook universe

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larsman
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@richardbrand - I don't know why you left off the first part of my quote, where I said "I could be mistaken".

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kraftwerkturbo

Excellent advice as above. There are (2) SACD camps. One is for multichannel (5.1) set-up. While the other is Stereo or (2) channel systems.  Either way, you cannot go wrong.  What other gear and Cabling is in your System?  Season's Greetings.

 

Happy Listening!

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@larsman 

"I could be mistaken".

Sorry, I saw no need to emphasize it any further!

big_greg
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That's funny. In nature, surround sound is, well, all around us!

That's funny. In musical performances, the sound is in front of us. Yes, there are echoes and spatial cues behind us, but a well sorted system will create an immersive soundstage, given the right source material, where the speakers "disappear", unlike surround sound recordings, which typically draw attention to the individual speakers. 

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