Neil McCauley
15-01-2016, 09:58
Paul McGowan:
Super Audio Compact Disc, better known as SACD, is the Blu-Ray based optical medium that Sony developed as a next generation storage mechanism to the original Compact Disc.
Instead of PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) as the format, like that of CD’s and most high resolution audio today, SACDs use DSD which is technically known as PDM (Pulse Density Modulation). PCM is a digital code that needs a decoder to play it back while DSD needs only a relatively simple filter to play it back. Both can make great sounding music.
I don’t own an SACD player. Many of you ask why not. It seems to .....
http://www.hifianswers.com/2016/01/ps-audio-sacds/
Super Audio Compact Disc, better known as SACD, is the Blu-Ray based optical medium that Sony developed as a next generation storage mechanism to the original Compact Disc.
Instead of PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) as the format, like that of CD’s and most high resolution audio today, SACDs use DSD which is technically known as PDM (Pulse Density Modulation). PCM is a digital code that needs a decoder to play it back while DSD needs only a relatively simple filter to play it back. Both can make great sounding music.
I don’t own an SACD player. Many of you ask why not. It seems to .....
http://www.hifianswers.com/2016/01/ps-audio-sacds/