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Sony SACD player
I have just bought the Sony DAV-SA30 system. I have no problem with playing
DVDs, CDs, VCDs, and MP3 CDs - they play with brilliant sound and quality. However there is a problem when playing SACDs. I have 3 SACDs, 2 of them are multichannel and 1 is just stereo (The Rolling Stones - Their Satanic Majesties Request). When I play the Stones SACD it only plays through the left and right speakers (and the sub), whereas the multichannel SACDs play through all 6 speakers. That's rather disappointing. I did notice (from the on-screen menu) that there are 2 audio settings for the Stones disc, these were 1) "2ch" and 2) "CD" . I chose 2) "CD" and then all 6 speakers had sound , but does that mean I was listening to the ordinary CD layer or was I listening to the SACD layer (it's a hybrid disc btw)? Can anyone help? |
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Sony SACD player
CW wrote:
I have just bought the Sony DAV-SA30 system. I have no problem with playing DVDs, CDs, VCDs, and MP3 CDs - they play with brilliant sound and quality. However there is a problem when playing SACDs. I have 3 SACDs, 2 of them are multichannel and 1 is just stereo (The Rolling Stones - Their Satanic Majesties Request). When I play the Stones SACD it only plays through the left and right speakers (and the sub), whereas the multichannel SACDs play through all 6 speakers. That's exactly what's supposed to happen. The Stones SACDs are stereo-only...meaning there *is* only a left and right front channel . You're getting subwoofer output because your player or receiver is redirecting the bass from the two-channel mix to the sub. If you want to synthesize 'surround' from the Stones SACD layer, run the analog output to the analog CD/DVD in of your receiver, and apply Dolby Pro Logic II (assuming your receiver offers that DSP). -- -S. "They've got God on their side. All we've got is science and reason." -- Dawn Hulsey, Talent Director |
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