When it comes to audiophiles and music lover, they have new technologies to embrace and enjoy their favorite tunes to. SACD or Super Audio Compact Discs offer an advantage to the traditional CD formats we are all accustomed to. SACD have more storage capacity and higher fidelity sound.

SACD saves the data differently from the normal CD encoding. Typical CD encode by capturing the analog signal and saving it digitally.

The CD takes the signal and converts the data back into sound waves. By interpolating the data, it approximates the sound and converts it waveform. These waveforms are loaded between the “snapshots” taken from the pulse code modulation process by the amp.

Unlike the approximations done with normal CDs, DVD-Audio has a higher fidelity of sampling speeds. CD offer at 44.1kHz and 16 bit. Meanwhile, DVD-Audio has settings at 96 kHz, 24 bit and both six and two channels.

DVD-Audio offer other advantages over CD because of the storage capacity. Unlike normal CDs, DVD-audio can include other cool stuff like, photos, video clips, artist bios and musical lyrics to accompany the higher quality music.

As for SACD, it offers a new technology called Direct Stream Digital or DSD. Marketed by both Philips and Sony, its know to be the “PCM” killer. DSD enhances the music even greater than DVD-audio by having the music data follow closely to the original waveform and not approximated.

SACD using the DSD technology is able to recorded the music at higher sampling rates. It no longer has to interpolate the data to contain the sound waves like PCM methodology.

And theoretically, the sound result is superior even in comparison with a DVD-Audio sound. And another notable distinction between normal CD and SACD technology is that, SACD provides six times greater storage capacity than CD format.

DSD captures much musical info than Pulse Code Modulation does for compact discs. As the outcome, SACD’s sound more analog, warmer, and smoother than the normal CD’s. Super Audio Compact Discs faithfully capture the freshness and purity of a musical performance, feeling the whole ambience of the concert venue or the studio where it is performed.

With the SACD multichannel, sound and sonic realism is achieved. When couples with a 5.1 channel home theater system, you can really take advantage of the musical data of SACD audio.

Because SACD and DVD-Audio player can play regular CD and DVD-Videos you don’t have to keep both units, that can start to clutter up your component system. Pricewise, SACD players are more, but it is a worth investment if you are into getting the most from your system.

Overall, if you truly love the sonic fidelity of more data and smoother tone, why not consider adding a SACD player to you system. In addition, it makes an awesome addition to your home theater system.