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HDCD Question....

Are HDCDs compatable with conventional players? And what players are HDCD compatable...I assume SOny SACD players are not...am I right? Also...how does HDCD differ from SACD?
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phasecorrect OP
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Does anyone do "mods" on SACD players to incorporate the HDCD 20-bit chip...or should I not waste my time?
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phasecorrect OP
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ALso...my SACD/DVD has a 24/96 DAC...does this mean any 24/96 CD/DVD will playback with this resolution? I have seen some titles on elusivedisc.com...so I am curious...
bld63
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Phasecorrect, my sacd/dvd-a has 24/192 DAC but does not say it is a HDCD player. My processor has a HDCD symbol on it. When I play a HDCD output PCM the HDCD indicator on the processor lights up. I also think HDCD's sound better than SACD's on my system because of the analog only output required by the high-resolution manufacturers (although i will admit that some of the dvd-a discs with a 24/192 stereo layer are pretty impressive). I apologize for the rambling response but it appears to me that if you have a HDCD chip somewhere it will decode a PCM stream. I can't till if it works with the players DAC output analog.
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