[Turtleboy]

I have some questions about the sound quality on a SACD with a stereo and multichannel track.


Is the stereo track in a higher quality format than the multichannel track?


Is the multichannel track also "DSD"?

 

[SiriuslyCold]

everything on SACD is DSD


however the source for some older recordings may be PCM (for both stereo and multichannel layers)

 

[lexiconthx]

Both tracks are DSD. The beauty of SACd is all tracks are the same quality technology wise... With that said many discs have a better stereo mix then multi channel or a better multi channel mix then stereo this is all because of the recording and not the technology...

 

[SiriuslyCold]



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Originally Posted by lexiconthx /forum/post/16973971


The beauty of SACd is all tracks are the same quality technology wise...

what, exactly, do you mean by this? is this in comparison to PCM?

 

[sergiohm]



Quote:
Originally Posted by Turtleboy /forum/post/16970914


I have some questions about the sound quality on a SACD with a stereo and multichannel track.


Is the stereo track in a higher quality format than the multichannel track?

No, the quality is the same unlike DVD-A where stereo tracks can have a higher resolution (192 khz) than multi-channel (96 khz).

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Is the multichannel track also "DSD"?

Yes. A SACD usually has stereo CD, stereo DSD, and Multi-channel DSD. The difference of course is in the mastering and the encoding.

 

[lexiconthx]



Quote:
Originally Posted by SiriuslyCold /forum/post/16974646


what, exactly, do you mean by this? is this in comparison to PCM?

Sorry should have been clearer in comparison to DVD audio. Stereo dvd audio can be 24bit 192kz were surround dvd audio is only 96khz.