Author Topic: Question for possible hi-fi enthusiasts.. (Read 435 times)

Nilsen · « **on:** December 16, 2003, 02:26:13 PM »

What is "best" and what will most likley win the battle and why?

Contestants:

DVD-audio and SACD

I could go for a DVD player like pioneer DVD565 that takes both formats and playes DVD video, mp3, etc.. etc..

But i have never listened to dvd audio or sacd.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #1 on:** December 16, 2003, 03:10:33 PM »

My money is on SACD. Why? Backward compatibilty. All SACD recorded discs can have (when made on hybrid media) full backward compatility with all existing CD-ROM drives in the market.

It is backed by Phillips and Sony, making it a tough one to beat as well.

Technically, the sound quality of either is pretty much undiscernable. They are so over the top with sample rates (SACD uses sample rates 7 times higher than standard CD) that there is no way the human ear could ever pick up the difference.

Nilsen · « **Reply #2 on:** December 16, 2003, 03:11:50 PM »

Thank you

Wanker · « **Reply #3 on:** December 16, 2003, 04:11:12 PM »

I don't really care, frankly. I have just over 1000 Classical and Opera CD's, and there's no way in hell I'm going to invest in a new format at this time.

Good old 2 channel digital stereo is good enough for me right now. I can't imagine trying to re-buy my CD collection on either SACD or DVD-A.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #4 on:** December 16, 2003, 04:14:11 PM »

That's just it banana. With a SACD player, you can still enjoy all your old CD's and the new SACD's. Or, if you do not want to update to a new SACD player, the SACD media will play fine in your current CD player.

Just hope the SACD format wins.

JB73 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 16, 2003, 04:17:09 PM »

im still working on converting my cassette tape collection to CD

Nilsen · « **Reply #6 on:** December 16, 2003, 04:29:04 PM »

Im hoping

will give me a sacd / dvd player for xmas

Roscoroo · « **Reply #7 on:** December 16, 2003, 05:00:46 PM »

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Originally posted by JB73
im still working on converting my cassette tape collection to CD

you mean after i get my Albums converted to 8 track tapes ... ive got to convert them to .... Cassette ???

Leslie · « **Reply #8 on:** December 17, 2003, 01:36:47 AM »

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Originally posted by JB73
im still working on converting my cassette tape collection to CD

How do you go about doing that JB73? You take the tapes to a store and they do it, or can you do it yourself using the computer's disc burner and a special accessory for the tape?

I have a few cassette tapes I would like to put on CD.

Les

Staga · « **Reply #9 on:** December 17, 2003, 03:39:42 AM »

I've made few CDs out from old rare LPs: All you need to do is record the LP to your hard disk via soundcard's line-in connector, use some audio editing program like Goldwave to filter out hissing and for splitting the file to individual tracks if you copied whole LP/CC to one track, and burn the tracks to the CD.

Took few hours and some patiency but now I have AC/DC's High Voltage '74 (rare original Australian version) as a CD.

JB73 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 17, 2003, 11:41:27 AM »

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Originally posted by Leslie
How do you go about doing that JB73? You take the tapes to a store and they do it, or can you do it yourself using the computer's disc burner and a special accessory for the tape?

I have a few cassette tapes I would like to put on CD.

Les

purchasing the CD version of my tapes.

but i got like 200 to go not counting old albums.

lost of $$$$$$ it will take

(thats why i DL most of the songs i want from those tapes... like 2 def leppard songs from pyromania or quiet riot metal health and cum on feel the noise instead of buying the whole CD again.)

Nilsen · « **Reply #11 on:** December 17, 2003, 11:56:43 AM »

How are the rules on this in the rest of the world?

I have seen somewhere that if you own a legal copy of a song like on a tape, you can also make/own/dl a copy of it?

Thats how it is in norway anyway.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #12 on:** December 17, 2003, 12:24:35 PM »

Same in the states. When you buy a copy (regardless of the medium) you can make personal copies without infringing on copyright law.
You basically pay for a single-user license for the item.

Nilsen · « **Reply #13 on:** December 17, 2003, 12:52:29 PM »

rgr that skuzz

How about this scenario:

I have a cassette with say metallica, but no way of copying it to mp3 for use with my mp3 player. Can i then make a copy of my friends metallica cd and use those mp3's because i have the same music on cassette?

I would say yes, but you never know with teh music industry.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #14 on:** December 17, 2003, 01:47:19 PM »

Yes. Let's take an album, for example. When you buy the album, you get a single-user license. The license grants you the right to access the music.

The media is irrelevant. As long as you pay for the license, then you have paid for the right to access that music.

If your media is destroyed, then you can legally make another copy from someone elses paid licensed copy. To be nit-picky in this instance, the copy you make must be from the same title you purchased the license to.