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Any problems with Springsteens DualDisc?

I've got Springsteens new cd on order with Amazon and its a dualdisc, which, from what I've read does not quite meet Redbook standards. What should I expect? Damage to my Cary 303/200 or my Toshiba DVD player? What kind of sound quality?

I did do a quick search on the forums before writing this note, and I could not tell exactly whether the folks who wrote were experienceing problems with dualdisc or there was just anger in the perception that Sony was taking up the cause of dualdisc in place of SACD.

What's really going on?

Thanks,
Art
artmaltman
thom_y
195 posts
 
Art,

Not that I am that crazy about the CD, it was released as a CD only in Canada and could be obtained online amazon.ca if you so desired. But, I agree it really bugs me when record companies unilaterally decide to release certain recordings exclusively with these new technologies (i.e. DualDisc, CopyControlled discs), not giving a crap that they cannot be played flawlessly on all CD or multiformat players.

Lawrence

I must say, I have seriously toyed with going partly back to vinyl for this and other reasons. Yet, I then come to reality when I realize why I was happy to abandon vinyl in the 1980s. Although, I am certain if I spent enough on a TT (etc) and tinkered enough the result would blow my emmlabs out of the water.
thom_y
195 posts
 
BTW did you ever try to play the DualDisc on your Cary player ? Does it work without any audio errors ?
artmaltman OP
769 posts
 
Yes, it plays ok on my Cary. Sounds a little muffled, not sure why.
Art
ps: I just ordered the LP from amusicdirect.
unclejeff
1,313 posts
 
Muffled...a good way to describe it also on my Audio aero Capitole. I just thought it was the mixing. Could be the disc itself.
ben_campbell
1,169 posts
 
Whilst the Sprinsteen disc has a seperate DVD here in the UK,HI-FI Choice magazine last month gave away a Dualdisc and my Ayre CX-7 just doesn't read it at all.
Not good.
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