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The Clear Danger of generalizing from insufficient data.

Posted by Al Sekela on August 14, 2006 at 09:17:35:
Redbook CD and SACD have their own individual problems, and whether one sounds better than the other in a particular system depends on the relative magnitudes of these problems' influences on the sound.
The higher data content of SACD should make it sound better. However the consumer implementation shifts noise to just above the audio band, where it can do major mischief with the sound. The mechanism involves intermodulation, which may be controlled by intelligent design or avoided by luck.
Redbook CD playback generates its own RF noise problems and is sensitive to external sources. Your descriptions suggest you have not heard Redbook CD playback where the RF noise has been brought under control.