SACD/DVD-A dead

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Originally Posted by frenchglen

What? I never knew LOTR was issued on DVD-A! They just don't market these formats enough.

http://www.elusivedisc.com/prodinfo....ber=WEADA49454

I can't believe my all-time favourite soundtrack is on DVD-A. BUT, the advanced resolution surround/stereo is only 24/48. Big disappointment. I bet you that's because they couldn't fit a 96KHz track on the DVD (not even in stereo). IMO this is one of the biggest reasons for a new BD-Audio format. That way you can fit all the lossy/low-res formats for compatibility with older/lower-end systems, and still fit the highest possible hi-res track.

The second movie soundtrack is also on DVD-A

The jump from 16bit to 24 bit is quite big, many audiophiles would say is the most important. Besides that's probably the master tapes native bit-depth so no decimation!



Other movie soundtracks in the various high resolution audio are among others, Casino, Casino Rotaye, Amadeus, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, etc,
There's also a Ultimate Mancini SACD which I use to introduce people to multichannel high resolution audio. Just cue the Pink Panther theme and watch their jaws drop.