It seems to me (IN MY HUMBLE, PERSONAL OPINION) that HDCD doesn't make much
sense when there are superb CD formats (xrCD, the MoFi discs, the DCC discs)
that (this is not my opinion, this is taken from other reviewers) sound
better than HDCD.
It's very, very difficult to test HDCD against, say, xrCD, since there is no
common media to compare. I'd say that HDCD sounds nice, but you wouldn't
mistake it for anything else than a nicely mastered CD. OTOH, my first
listen to an xrCD was a surprise. It does have a different quality to the
sound. I love their sound, and I'd definitely rate them above MoFi and DCC.
Paying extra for an HDCD decoder, with limited title availability seems not
very wise when you can just listen to xrCD (granted, with limited title
availabitlity, too) and not pay a dime more. Well, life is not perfect.
Bring on the flames. I am wearing Nomex underwear today.
Francisco.
----- Original Message -----
From: "las" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: MD: More on CD vs. MD Sound Quality
I own a DVD player that actually has an HDCD CD decoder in it. But I don't
have any
> HDCD CDs.
>
> So I can't tell you if there is a noticeable improvement in sound.
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