Audiophile question

[rebeccajo 14]

Can you play these in a regular CD player?

On your PC?

[Ban Hammer 14,880]

not in a regular cd player.

Objective lenses in conventional CD players have a longer working distance, or focal length, than lenses designed for SACD players. This means that when a hybrid SACD is placed into a conventional CD player, the laser beam passes the high-resolution layer and is reflected by the conventional layer at the standard 1.2 mm distance, and the high-density layer is out of focus. When the disc is placed into an SACD player, the laser is reflected by the high-resolution layer (at 600 µm distance) before it can reach the conventional layer. To the same point, if a conventional CD is placed into an SACD player, the laser will read the disc without difficulty since there is no high-resolution layer.

unless your pc has this type of player, probably not either.

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Can I play a Super Audio CD on my current CD player?

Only Hybrid SACDs - i.e., those containing a CD layer - can be played on CD compatible players.

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Edited December 6, 2007 by charlesandnessa

[rebeccajo 14]

Hmmmm.

That's the same thing I was kinda reading but techno talk doesn't translate well in my brain.

[Ban Hammer 14,880]

Hmmmm.

That's the same thing I was kinda reading but techno talk doesn't translate well in my brain.

short answer - no.

[AnewKINDofFEELIN 0]

I wish SACD or DVD-A players with DTS capability were available for cars. I love DVD-A.