the SHM CD Experience

...bottum line...if your system...which includes everything from the wall to the speakers..was good enough..most cds would not only be listenable ..but very enjoyable...but yours isn't...i will assure you that cds..played on my system..sound worlds better then the same ones played on yours...'these are the facts'...whether you care to admit them or not...what your ears are telling you is that your system isn't that good...

bottom line is $500 SACD player sounds better than $500 CD player, $1000 SACD player sounds better than $1000 CD player, $1500 SACD player sounds better than $1500 CD player, $2000 SACD player sounds better than $2000 CD player... and high resolution recordings sound better than low resolution compact disc

and like I said, due to super clear plastic on your compact disc, your player will be able to read maybe 0,03% more bits or 1% more bits, or even 0% more bits (assuming you have a good cd player that never had any problems with reading CDs).

'i will assure you that my meitner cdsa-se is fully capable of extracting every nuance of information from any cd'

that's why SHM is useless, you will hear 0% more music (bits)

..i'm sorry you system is not good enough to allow you to hear what IS there..you truely would enjoy the added musicality...maybe some day you will have a system good enough to hear the difference..we here at audiogon and the other forums that you frequent sure hope you do anyway..good luck