Depeche Mode CD/DVD Box Sets Question
Posted:
Wed Aug 21, 2013 4:56 pmby Sean
I noticed that the 2006 album box sets with the cd/dvd are sometimes listed as SACD and sometimes they are not. Is there an audio difference between these releases? SACD vs. non-SACD
Posted:
Thu Aug 22, 2013 5:30 pmby obs
There's an audio difference only if you have an SACD player. I didn't do any listening tests, but in general, people say that you can't really hear a difference between 2-channel SACD vs a regular CD. My only comment is that the 2-channel SACD is way LOUDER, so technically, this should result in a better signal to noise ratio.
The original EU releases of the two disc sets were SACD/CD + DVD. They were later reissued as CD + DVD, with different catalogue numbers. US only released them as CD + DVD. If there's not much of a price difference, I would get the SACD versions.
Note that some of Sony's bluray players are now SACD compatible.