CD vs SACD in STEREO

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

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!

@larsman 

"I could be mistaken".

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

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. 

Mainstream SACD has ALWAYS been about multi-channel, 5.1 or 5.0. 

Source? You realize that most early SACDs and players were two channel and the same holds true today for most high-end SACD players.