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MULTI-CHANNEL DISC
Stereo and Multi-channel on one disc. Direct Stream Transfer (DST) loss-less coding makes it possible to store 70-80 minutes of both stereo and multi-channel DSD content on a disc. Separate data areas are provided for stereo and multi-channel content, giving artists the flexibility to provide two discrete mixes of the same content on a disc.Moreover,…
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THE ARITHMETIC OF DSD CONVERSION
Downconversion to 16-bit/44.1 kHz digital audio is just one option for the DSD bit stream. The system’s 2.8224 MHz sampling rate is specifically designed for high precision downconversion to all current PCM sampling rates. In all cases, the conversions in sync are performed with simple integer multiplies and divides. As a result, music companies can…
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SA-CD breathes new life into RCA Living Stereo Series
“Overall, the first 10 releases in BMG’s RCA Living Stereo SA-CD series are overwhelming successes. I eagerly await the next 10!” – so commented Stereophile magazine on the launch of the first 10 albums in RCA’s legendary Living Stereo Series as multi-channel re-mastered Super Audio CDs. Now, with 30 albums in the series available as…
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Super Audio CD’s Mercury Living Presence Grows
In a significant move that will allow some of the last century’s most important classical recordings to be heard for the first time as they were recorded, Decca Classics has announced the release of a further five albums from its Mercury Living Presence Collection on Super Audio CD. This August will see the release of…
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Market Research Suggests Possible Future For The CD
Coinciding with the launch of the new version of The War of The Worlds comes new market research into the future of surround sound for music, which was commissioned by the Super Audio CD Project Team, a collaborative venture between consumer equipment manufacturers, pro-audio production tool developers and record companies seeking to establish the new…
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Why SA-CD
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…
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SA-CD In Plain English
DSD: the recording technology behind SA-CD Super Audio CD uses a new and radically different technology called Direct Stream Digital (DSD) to convert music into a digital signal that can be stored on a disc. Compared to the traditional PCM method (the technology used for CD), DSD offers a much higher resolution by following more…
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