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Howdy

I never claimed ALL hybrids had their CD layers derived from their DSD stereo layer, but most hybrid SACDs have their CD layer derived from the DSD stereo layer with Sony's Super Bit Mapping.

Go look on Hi-Res where some of the masterers laugh at the idea that they don't take at least as much care on the CD layer as the DSD side: after all many people who get the hybrid SACDs (most for single inventory releases) just play the CD layers and the masterers sure don't want to release inferior material for every one to judge their work (of course the man paying the bills is still boss): e.g. http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/hirez/messages/63631.html and http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/hirez/messages/164821.html or http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/hirez/messages/155060.html and http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/hirez/messages/153403.html and http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/hirez/messages/129128.html

For that matter go compare some XRCD, XRCD2, XRCD24, or K2HD CDs, etc. to hi-res. They are among the best mastered CDs around (the mastering process for them is designed to preserve the most possible precision and to use the least jitter prone production), but they are still at the disadvantage of the Redbook format: too few bits and too small of a freq response compared to hires.

All I'm saying is that there is no evidence to support the tenuous hypothesis that the only advantage hi-res has over Redbook is the mastering process. Anyone who thinks that the given argument makes sense clearly has little experience with SACDs, DVD-As or the mastering process.

-Ted


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