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What is Super Audio CD (SACD)?

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What are the benefits of SACD?

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What machines shall I buy to play SACD?  

1. What is Super Audio CD (SACD)? 

The sound of SACD comes directly from Direct Stream Digital (DSD) recording technology. DSD's simplified mechanism for recording and playback results in a frequency response of over 100kHz and a dynamic range over 120dB across the audible frequency range. DSD increases the resolution of music by more closely following the original wave form of the music, which results in music reproduction that is remarkably pure and faithful to the original.

2. What are the benefits of SACD?

 In addition to exceptional sound quality through the DSD system, the SACD format can accommodate more than four times the information of the current CD format. With this extra capacity, a standard Super Audio CD will provide space for 2-channel stereo data, as well as an area for up to 6-track multi-channel data, storage capacity for text and images, disc variations, copyright protection and much more.

3. What machines shall I buy to play SACD?

You need a SACD player to play SACD. But if you want to experience the superior sound and image quality of SACD, you still need to purchase a better audio-visual system (such as speakers).

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