will there ever be such a thing?

I've got Musicology on HDCD. Dodgy Chinese release.

I thought D&P was released on SACD, though I can't recall ever seeing it

[edit]Here it is: http://www.amazon.com/exe...8?v=glance
[Edited 12/16/04 1:04am]

I think Warners release a limited range of their catalogue on DVD-A, but as of yet, no Prince material. If they do, chances are they will be in this format.

Sony supports SACD, so u may see Musicology in this format maybe in the future?

dnaplaya said:

whats this never heard of it

DVD - AUDIO

to read more about the formats, u can read about them here:

http://sound.westhost.com...d-dvda.htm

d3adr0ck said:

What is SACD?

S uper
A udio
C ompact
D isc

I think that WB could do the same thing they plan on doing with REM. Releasing a double disc set of each release in DVD-audio. Both a high def stereo mix as well as a surround mix. Outtakes/b-sides could also be added. The disc can also be a hybrid to play in cd players as well as univeral players.

Will it happen who knows? But the albums need a lot of work from a sonic perspective no gain on most mix's.

dnaplaya said:

so whats the difference between the super duper CD and a normal CD? I thought normal CD was perfect quality... At least as perfect as the original recording...

oh yeah, that is quite odd! U can't buy it at the mo' either!

I'm sure the person waiting is a nutter from the org
[Edited 12/16/04 7:29am]

Jon said:

I have no familiarity with the particular technologies, but I gather that the main difference is in the number of bits used in sampling. The human ear can feel degrading in quality if a recording is limited to less than one million levels. Normal CDs use 16 bits to represent the levels, which comes to around 65 thousand different levels. This is much lower than a million and means that the music comes across as cold. In my experience, it means that if you listen to a CD the sounds usually sound like they come from two points, the left and the right speakers, whereas vinyl recordings fill the entire room. The 'audiophile' formats use 24 bits, which represents several million different levels, effectively fixing the coldness of normal CD sound. I put 'audiophile' in quotes because this is how music should be available to the masses. It's not at all amazing technology. Instead, due to the CD standard, the masses are listening to sub-standard recordings.

sabaisabai said:

I suppose it still comes down to the quality of the master copy though... It aint easy to achieve that perfect production, never mind after pressing it or buring it as the case may be...

dnaplaya said:

i see thanx 4 the info