HDCD , 24/96--mutually exclusive

Since PMD100 cannot accept higher than 48khz, I doubt so many player manufacturer cite thier cd player with BOTH HDCD and 24/96 decoding?

kkd51702-21-2001 3:23am

avguygeorge Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,300 posts 02-21-2001 at 05:03pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Sure, hdcd has been around longer. But it sure ain't better. And yes, there is lots of software. And that don't make it better. Hdcd is just a chip. So is 24/96.Sure the dac it's in ,makes plenty of difference.Go with the best 24/96 dac you can afford. It will be better than the comparable hdcd dac. (used vs used---new vs new)
tmartinjr9589 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 63 posts 02-21-2001 at 06:19pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Just curious. Isn't HDCD 18/44 or 20/44 encoding on the disc which requires HDCD hardware to decode?
avguygeorge Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,300 posts 02-21-2001 at 09:03pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete While there are plenty of guys here, who can explain hdcd better than I can,the improvment of 24/96, is much greater; as I describe above .I have a Theata 5a w/both. (Having such a dac /having added 24/96 latter)