SACD, MSB/Upsampling, LPs Compared

Doubt it, maybe you should check out positive feedback for another unbiased opinion,because there comparison says sacd sounds better than the best analog and that dvd-a sounds like crap.thats three unbiased comparisons of sacd vs dvd-a and to a lesser extent vinyl that says sacd is the clear winner,But do not fret cause mike fremer will vote vinyl and stereophile will have to figure who,s advertising more sony or the dvd-a backers before they cast there vote,either that or sit on the advertising fence along with a few other commercialized biased to the max rags.

Their comment that the CD layer on hybrid disks sounds better than CD ( I assume all through the 90000ED + MSB) sets off my BS detector.

Thanks Tom for the reference. Isn't it fun to pass on something you read and have guys shoot at you as if it's your fault. Doubt-it and Drubin, what's your problems, A guy posts a piece of information and you two, Good greaf.

In rereading the article, some LPs were viewed as superior to the SACD.

As for the CD layer on SACD discs, here's a quote from Sony's literature:

Better sound on conventional CD players.
The Super Audio CD is mastered with Direct Stream Digital (DSD) technology. A separate layer, compatible with the Compact Disc “Red Book” standard, is transferred from DSD using Super Bit Mapping Direct ™ downconversion. The
result is a disc that sounds noticeably better than conventional CDs when played in a conventional CD player. The new disc makes better use of the full 16 bits of resolution that the CD format can deliver.

My earlier comment was in no way an attack on tommart, which I am sure he understood. I was questioning the comment in the review, and now he has shed some light on it. Chill out,jadem.