Is it possible that SACD makes listeners more aware of sound and consequently, a little less attentive to the music? I have been trying to put a finger on what the SACD/CD thing is ever since I did a comparison here a year or so ago, using SACD's and CD's (not hybrids) of some Channel Classics discs. The SACD was sonically more interesting but the CD was more musically involving. My son-in-law, who loves music but doesn't pay much attention to the World of Audio, had the same reaction. He was initially quite taken by the SACD - "I can hear what it's doing, the space/ambience thing is neat." Then, when we switched to the CD (same recording), he noticed that it was the performance he was taken by. Ultimately he (and I) found the SACD's sound distracting. Neato but distracting.
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Topic - Speculation - Bob Neill 09:23:26 02/20/07 (45)
- Should we go back to table radios? - Feanor 09:10:36 03/01/07 (0)
- If it were just the "space and air" thing, I 'd agree with you, Bob... - Jim Treanor 16:05:17 02/21/07 (1)
- Re: If it were just the "space and air" thing, I 'd agree with you, Bob... - Bob Neill 13:56:55 02/22/07 (0)
- A different speculation - David Aiken 12:01:30 02/21/07 (2)
- Re: A different speculation - Bob Neill 13:55:03 02/22/07 (1)
- You miss my point… - David Aiken 15:11:46 02/22/07 (0)
- I find that a higher resolution format (SACD) enhances... - lenw 11:34:36 02/21/07 (2)
- Re: I find that a higher resolution format (SACD) enhances... - Bob Neill 13:53:39 02/22/07 (1)
- SACD sounds more natural to me and less distracting - Dave Kingsland 17:17:59 02/22/07 (0)
- Re: Speculation - theaudiohobby 06:50:37 02/21/07 (3)
- ?????????? - Bob Neill 13:51:06 02/22/07 (2)
- Re: ?????????? - theaudiohobby 16:00:19 02/22/07 (1)
- I agee with you, TAH - Feanor 09:08:26 03/01/07 (0)
- I remember the initial ecstatic raves in Positive Feedback ... - Dave Pogue 04:23:41 02/21/07 (0)
- I find that SACD is more involving. - orpheus 23:20:59 02/20/07 (1)
- Re: I find that SACD is more involving. - Bob Neill 05:08:15 02/21/07 (0)
- Noise characteristics of the formats. - Al Sekela 14:24:44 02/20/07 (18)
- Re: Noise characteristics of the formats. - Peter Qvortrup 01:25:15 02/22/07 (15)
- Re: Noise characteristics of the formats. - Dave Kingsland 16:27:39 02/22/07 (1)
- Noise is Noise Or is It? - Peter Qvortrup 09:54:40 02/23/07 (0)
- This comes down to how we separate 'noise' and 'distortion.' - Al Sekela 10:30:25 02/22/07 (0)
- Re: Noise floor vs. uncorrelated noise - theaudiohobby 06:11:48 02/22/07 (11)
- Re: Noise floor vs. uncorrelated noise - Peter Qvortrup 01:48:27 02/23/07 (10)
- Re: Noise floor vs. uncorrelated noise - theaudiohobby 06:45:39 02/23/07 (5)
- Noise is Noise Or is It? - Peter Qvortrup 09:43:25 02/23/07 (4)
- Re: Noise is Noise Or is It? - Dave Kingsland 15:06:52 02/23/07 (3)
- Re: Noise is Noise Or is It? - Peter Qvortrup 09:18:13 02/27/07 (2)
- Thanks - Dave Kingsland 19:04:19 02/27/07 (1)
- Re: Thanks - chris.redmond2@bushinternet.com 10:51:08 02/28/07 (0)
- Re: Noise floor vs. uncorrelated noise - theaudiohobby 02:58:59 02/23/07 (3)
- Re: Noise floor vs. uncorrelated noise - morricab 04:14:29 02/23/07 (2)
- Re: Noise floor vs. uncorrelated noise - theaudiohobby 05:04:38 02/23/07 (1)
- Re: Noise floor vs. uncorrelated noise - morricab 13:39:16 02/23/07 (0)
- I Personally Agree With Your Assessment..... - Todd Krieger 02:19:03 02/21/07 (1)
- Re: I Personally Agree With Your Assessment..... - theaudiohobby 06:22:18 02/22/07 (0)
- The human brain upsample rate - Jade East 13:15:54 02/20/07 (0)
- Re: Speculation - MylesJ 12:46:49 02/20/07 (0)
- Re: Speculation - sser2 12:20:20 02/20/07 (1)
- Re: Richter. He's right; music is not about sound. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:02:29 02/21/07 (0)
- You've put your finger on a larger problem: the fixation - tinear 11:42:25 02/20/07 (0)
- Re: Speculation - Ted Smith 11:17:41 02/20/07 (0)
- I find the best redbooks, XRCD24s, to be more dynamic than sacds - Norm 11:06:22 02/20/07 (2)
- Re: I find the best redbooks, XRCD24s, to be more dynamic than sacds - racerguy 12:31:21 02/20/07 (1)
- Re: I find the best redbooks, XRCD24s, to be more dynamic than sacds - Norm 05:51:37 02/21/07 (0)
- Re: Speculation - Quint 09:40:48 02/20/07 (1)