2 channel vs Multi Channel SACD

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  • GSamF
    Member
    • Mar 2004
    • 36

    2 channel vs Multi Channel SACD

    I have a 2 channel SACD player (Sony DVP-S9000es) which I truly enjoy.

    I have tried to do my homework on whether all Multi channel SACD's are recorded also with a two channel SACD mix (not redboook). From my searching I have seen a couple places infer that they do, but no place that definitely says that each Multi channel SACD has a 2 channel SACD layer/mix as well.

    Can anyone confirm this for me?

    Thanks,
    Sam
  • Kevin P
    Member
    • Aug 2000
    • 10809

    #2
    Oh goody, someone else here who has the 9000ES...

    Well, all multi-channel SACDs are supposed to have a stereo track as well, since SACD, unlike Dolby Digital, doesn't support downmixing. However, I've stumbled across a disc that, though it's marked as both stereo and multichannel, I think they forgot to include the stereo track, because I can't play the SACD layer on my 9000ES, but if I try it in a multichannel player at the store it plays fine.

    That disc is Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, on hybrid SACD. If you have a copy of that disc, think you could try it in your 9000ES?

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    • GSamF
      Member
      • Mar 2004
      • 36

      #3
      So theoretically ALL SACD's have a stereo track. Good to know.

      Sorry, don't have that CD, but if I ever run across it I will try and let you know.

      Sam

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      • dave
        Senior Member
        • Aug 2003
        • 434

        #4
        wanted to let you know that the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road does play
        all three ways on my machine
        Dave...

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        • aud19
          Twin Moderator Emeritus
          • Aug 2003
          • 16706

          #5
          It's likely just due to the fact you have an older machine... I had an old Toshiba DVD player (one of their first progressive scan units, cost me almost $1000 Canadian new :E ) It was a great player but had some quirks like on the Holy Grail DVD no matter what I did it would turn the subtitles on :x I'd turn them off and as soon as it hit the next chapter they'd be back on. Man was that frustrating! :evil: I did some digging and it turns out studios had added features and functionality to discs that my player had never planned for, as such it didn't support some things and I got the odd glitch like above. Sounds like when they made that particular disc, the information is written in a way your player just doesn't recognize...

          I guess I know what your first upgrade will be now eh Kevin

          Jason
          Jason

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          • Kevin P
            Member
            • Aug 2000
            • 10809

            #6
            Originally posted by aud19
            It's likely just due to the fact you have an older machine...
            It plays every other SACD I've tried just fine though. But you're right, it could just be a compatibility glitch.
            I guess I know what your first upgrade will be now eh Kevin
            Yeah, my receiver! :lol:

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            • aud19
              Twin Moderator Emeritus
              • Aug 2003
              • 16706

              #7
              Well my Toshiba played pretty much every other disc fine too. But Holy Grail and it's subtitles...I still get nightmares 8O

              The funny part is the first time I tried to watch it I thought it might be some wacky part they'd added to the movie, it seemed like something they might do :lol: Aaaaah Monty Python :rofl:

              Jason
              Jason

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