SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Two new digital audio disc formats touted by the music industry for their stellar sound are nowhere near as consumer-friendly as regular old CDs: They're engineered to be ...

Music industry statistics showed plummeting unit sales of SACD discs in the first half, but Sony says the statistics reflect a penchant by music labels to code hybrid CD/SACD discs of big releases, ...

The market battle between Super Audio Compact Disc and DVD-Audio may be the least interesting standards war ever. Both of the mutually incompatible higher-fidelity music formats claim vastly better ...

Just as compact discs began replacing audiocassette tapes some 20 years ago, Super Audio Compact Disc (SACD) or Digital Video Disc-Audio (DVD-A) or both of the relatively new formats should commence ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. DATING from the late 1990s, the Super Audio Compact Disc, or SACD, is a curious beast. It probably yields the best audio quality you'll ...

Music lovers and hi-fi enthusiasts are all abuzz about the next generation compact disc. These new super high-quality discs and players have been a high-priced underground hit for nearly three years, ...

It’s time to worry when Keith Richards starts looking fresher than Super Audio CD and DVD-Audio, the two new high-resolution audio formats-in-waiting. Is this going to be the year when one format, or ...

I've got a few hybrid sacd/cd discs... and how do I rip the cd layer on a dvd-drive? because, I have a dvd-rom drive and a dvd-writer.. and everytime I put the hybrid disc inside, it'll ignore the cd ...

Sebastopol, Calif. — Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, the audiophile music label, will go to International CES to premiere the first releases of recordings made with Ultradisc UHR GAIN HD digital mastering ...

After more than four decades of redefining popular music, Bob Dylan is again signaling the changing of the guard. This time, the message comes via the latest in audio technology on what are quite ...

Original Publish Date: 12/23/01 - Much of the content in this article has been addressed via hardware, but we keep it live for archival purposes. Software selection however is still the big issue ...