In article , Chris Isbell
wrote:


BTW: I recently obtained a DVD-Audio player. My one DVD-Audio disc
sounds very nice, but no better than a good CD. (It's the Bach St.
Matthew Passion conducted by Harnoncourt and was recorded specifically
for DVD-Audio rather than being a remix of a 70s pop record.)

As an experiment I tried adding two rear speakers but found that this
made only a marginal difference for classical music.

I was very pleasantly suprised by just how good some DVD videos of
classical items are. I was tempted at one point to wonder if this is due to
the 48kHz sampling rate as opposed to 44kHz for CD. (I am only using the
stereo PCM sound for the DVDs.) However there are so many differences
between my CD and DVD systems [1] that it is essentially impossible for me
to form any conclusion about this at present.

Whatever the reasons, I am enjoying DVDs of concerts and operas far more
than I had expected before buying a DVD player. :-)

I have been tempted to buy one of the 50 UKP cheap DVD players with a
digital output and try it with the 'real hi fi', feeding the DAC I use, but
haven't got around to it as yet...

Slainte,

Jim


[1] In different rooms for a start! ;-

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