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Blu Ray Audio has any one tried it?

I saw Music Direct will be selling Blu Ray Audio discs. Has anyone tried them and how do they compare. I guess SACD would be the benchmark resolution level.

Blu-Ray could be better though because you can use a external DAC?

I have a few DVDA's (maybe 3) and I thought they were better then the CD versions of the Albums they were bundled with.
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tonykay
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Just a comment. I have hundreds of records, thousands of cassettes, thousands of CDs, DVD-As and even SACDs. Now they want us to chase higher resolution through computer audio, high res downloads and the like. It sounds like Blu-Ray Audio is next. Considering my investment in hardware and software to date, I think I've had it with new formats. If you are young and don't have a mountain of audio "stuff", then go for it. As for me, I'll be enjoying my collection of vintage audiophilia. Again, just a comment, FWIW! Sorry if that sounds like a rant.
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There is no increased resolution in BD-A compared with SACD. The main justification for BD is commercial in that there is a larger market because there are so many more BD players in use. Just be attentive to the source material and the resolution of the particular disc as they range widely.
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I've got a couple of BluRay discs that I play through an unmodded Oppo 95 and they sound better than cds. I think I'm going to wait and see how Sony's HiRez DSD download venture goes before I load up on a new high res format.
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