In Reply to: No......... posted by Todd Krieger on April 21, 2014 at 18:19:48:
HDCD (and XRCD, K2, Super BitMap, etc.), to me, sounds fantastic. However, for multi-channel stuff, DVD-A and SACD rule the roost. The latest Bluray music discs, for the most part, equal DVD-A and SACD sonically. And in many cases, the Bluray disc will contain both stereo and multi-channel mixes. But this is also true of DVD-A and SACD.
I have a copy of Santana's "Abraxas" (in stereo) that was done using Sony's Super BitMap process. It sounds superb. As does the multi-channel version I have on DVD-A. Since I already have both versions, I see no need to download a "hi-res" version nor do I need a Bluray copy of the same.
I guess it all comes down to how good your current versions sound...
-RW-
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- I hear ya, Todd! - rlw 05:59:57 04/22/14 (0)