In the early 80s the arrival of the Compact Disc (CD) caused a revolution in our homes and day-to-day lives. Quality, portability and ease of use – all in one small silver disc. Now, some 20 years later, digital technology has progressed making a new revolution possible. In the search for the perfect audio quality and answering the demand for surround sound music, Sony and Philips have developed an exciting new format called Super Audio CD.
With her remixed SA-CD album ‘Dangerously in Love’, Beyoncé explains: “I put this music on and I’m overwhelmed with emotion. Super Audio CD offers a new, more personal experience.”
A Super Audio CD looks and operates just like a normal CD. Put the disc into any player with SA-CD functionality, select the track number on the player or remote control and press play. But that is where the similarity ends. Super Audio CD opens up an entirely new and unique listening experience – as if you have been transported into the middle of the musical performance, in the recording studio or concert hall.
This huge advance in listening capabilities is enabled by new and radically different recording techniques used for Super Audio CD.
Fifteen of Bob Dylan’s most celebrated titles have been released on hybrid Super Audio CD. From among his very first albums to his most recent, these remasterings take the listener closer to the master tape sound than has ever before been possible.
Each of us has our favourite musical experience. It could be one album or one live performance. The performance when you felt electricity in the air and the vibe generated by gifted musicians. Every time you play it – or even just think about it – you get goose-bumps on your body and stop to reflect for a couple of heartbeats.
The same kind of emotional reaction is created by the best Super Audio CD releases. It makes the listener stop, sit down, listen and enjoy the creativity of the artist. You hear the whole performance – every instrument, every note, every detail of the performance.
The 2000th Super Audio CD (SA-CD) has been released – a major breakthrough in the acceptance of this music format. Jamie Cullum’s highly acclaimed album “Twentysomething” is out now on SA-CD!
Apart from its unbeatable audio quality, Super Audio CD provides a common sense approach for the music lover. First, you don’t need to restart your music collection.
Sony and Philips have built strong bridges between their two formats: SA-CD and CD. Thanks to an additional CD Layer on a hybrid SA-CD disc, it will play on any CD and DVD-Video player (at CD resolution) as well as the new SA-CD players in high quality surround sound. So you can take your new SA-CD disc and play it in the car, on the train – wherever you go.
Old Stones albums just keep on rolling! Super Audio CD’s of 22 re-mastered titles have satisfied new generations
Music makes formats and with 2000 albums available on Super Audio CD music lovers are spoilt for choice. From Beethoven to Beyonce, a broad range of artists and producers is using the format. From Norah Jones and Aerosmith to Pink Floyd, Groove Armada and Sting, you’ll find a rich diversity of musical tastes released on this new format and the number of titles is growing fast, month by month.
The future of audio is right here. Presented to you by Super Audio CD!
On the remastered Super Audio CDs of The Police you can hear every note they make and with every breath you take you will love listening to them.
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