Yet another SACD question

Not all the multichannel SACDs have identical tracks between the multichannel mix and the 2-channel mix. For example, The Artistry of Teresa Perez from FIM does not offer 2-channel mix for "The Bee" and "Rachmaninoff’s Variation On A Theme of Paganini". If you like these tracks, you can only play them on multichannel SACD players.

You will have no problem listening to 5.1 with a two channel SACD player. I have done it several times with many different discs.

My apologies if I may be simplifying the issue, but here goes ... I have a 2 channel set-up (Musical Fidelty A3 integrated amplifier) with a SONY SCD555ES SACD changer. I just put in the SACD and just press play. The SONY defaults to the SACD layer ... said differently, you have to go out of your way to select any other layer (in the case of the hybrid SACD). I have both stereo & multi-channel SACD's and have never noticed any tracks not playing, or anything unusual for that matter. If I am missing something ... please feel free to correct me. Regards, Rich

Only SACD discs that are "Hybrid" (2-layers) can be played on regular CD players.
My Pioneer dv45A player (SACD and DVD-A) has both Stereo and Multichannel analog outputs (as well as digital optical which I use when playing regular CDs). There is no digital output from SACD or DVD-A. To the best of my knowledge the Stereo output is a "Mixdown" of the multichannel. It is not the different area of the disc (because it is there simultaneously with the Multichannel signal) and it isn't the second layer (because it is there for SACD which are not "Hybrid"). So my player, and probably others, can give you just 2 signals, for stereo, even if the Disc is multichannel.

Thanks for the info,

prpixel