the SHM CD Experience

thx, guys. I'll give it a whirl.

cdjapan.net, amazon, etc....

calloway...even though I'm a vinyl junkie too, these things sound incredible to me as well.

I'm compelled to mention that over a decade ago I was told by a lab and manufacturer that the choice of materials used in their production runs(right down to the specific suppliers of aluminum and plastic) did have great effect on the final product. dvd, cd, etc. It maybe a little late to the rescue, but I've started to buy my favorites yet again....and yes AJA is pretty awesome.

Any theories as to how an enhanced transparency polycarbonate can make for better sound? Could it be anything other than fewer errors or less jitter?

Seems to me that, if these things really do sound better just because, somehow, the transport is able to read them better, we should be able to realize the same sonic benefits for music files that we download directly to hard drives. In other words, the distribution of digital music on CDs is compromising the sound. If I'm correct (a big "if"), it's perhaps the most powerful audiophile argument for computer audio.