HDCD +Direct SBM

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I have been advised that the Dire Straits "Brothers In Arms SA-CD hybrid includes HDCD encoded into the CD layer.
The first question to ask -does the CD layer originate from the previous HDCD/16bit PCM master
rather than utilising Direct SBM from the stereo DSD master.
This leads to the question can the CD layer of a SACD hybrid which stems from a DSD master also include HDCD encoding. [Was this the case in this remaster]
ie can the CD layer both be "Direct SBM and also include HDCD.
As far as I'm concerned I don't know why an engineer/producer would bother with HDCD encoding, as I gather Direct SBM also offers 20 bit equivalent resolution
and the stereo DSD program [if remastered properly] would be equivalent to 24 bit
far exceeding HDCD's 20 bit equivalent resolution

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Topic - HDCD +Direct SBM - azure 05:17:51 05/31/05 (3)

It absolutely can be both, and effectively, too: - Michi 22:07:14 05/31/05 (1)

Re: It absolutely can be both, and effectively, too: - azure 03:34:47 06/01/05 (0)

Re: HDCD +Direct SBM - Soundboy 09:37:31 05/31/05 (0)

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