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"Arny Krueger" wrote:

"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message
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In article , Arny
Krueger
wrote:

"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message
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Alas, I don't think that may apply more generally to 'rock/pop' CDs where
those making the disc have run it though HDCD. Care and good judgment
don't, alas, seem to be universal in the recording biz. :-/ About the best
you can say here is that at least peak compression due to HDCD that is
audible 'as CD' is potentially correctable by the buyer of the disc! The
shame being that you may not always be able to know what you are
getting...


Here's an interesting data point - the SACD DSOTM seems to have less dynamic
range than the previous CD version:

http://www.stereophile.com/news/11649/

I don't see what you mean: this article compares the DSD and redbook
layers of the 30th Anniversary edition SACD of DSOTM (the latter is
dynamically compressed compared to the former).

Stephen