All About the CD, HDCD, and SACD Audio Disc Formats
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SACD-compatible Blu-ray Disc players
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The HDCD Enigma
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Definition of SACD
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Archimago's Musings: RETRO-MEASURE: 2001 Sony SCD-CE775 5-disc SACD/CD Player (CD test)
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digital land
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The Ultimate Optical Disc Playback System from PS Audio - MCRU
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Single Disc CD Players
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Q. How does the SACD format achieve higher sound quality?
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NAD T 585 DVD/CD/Multichannel SACD/DVD-Audio Player at Crutchfield
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What Are MP3 CDs?
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HIGH Fidelity
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Ultra Audio Equipment Review -- Cary Audio Design CD 306 SACD Professional Version SACD/CD Player (8/2008)
What is the best format for audio and video: CD, SACD or Blu-ray? - Quora
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Is high-resolution audio (like SACD) audibly better than than CD?