For anyone that's interested..........
The newest issue of Rolling Stone magazine (500 Greatest Albums of All Time), is giving you a free SACD with the purchase. I got mine at Wal-Mart this morning. The disc is pretty darn good! Here's what's on it:

1. Bob Dylan - "Simple Twist of Fate"
2. Pink Floyd - "Money"
3. The Who - "Pinball Wizard"
4. Herbie Hancock - "Watermelon Man"
5. Norah Jones - "Come Away With Me"
6. Elton John - "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" !!!
7. Billy Joel - "Movin' Out" (Anthony's Song)
8. Miles Davis - " Blue In Green"
9. Aerosmith - "Sweet Emotion"

enjoy...........

I was surprised to get one in my magazine yesterday.
If it wasn't hid so good, the mailman probably would have gotten it.

Cool. Free SACD with purchase of kitty litter. Thanks!

das

poor kitty..

PETA will hear about this!

wow, this is a major push toward SACD! way to go!

wonder if us subscribers get one?

I'm a subscriber (it was free!) and I got one.

Picked it up today ... trashed the mag. Thanks again for the head's up on this.

das

I'm not going to claim to be an expert on the technology, but how can SACD be a better format when its signal path travels through analog cable? From what I understand, you cannot use SACD through optical. Seems to me that a pure digital patch would yield a better signal.

it travels through six analog cables.............. for 5.1 surround. And actually, analog sounds warmer (better) than digital. Remember vinyl records? NOTHING sounds better than an album, the first time you play it! A cd doesn't even come close.....I used to always record my albums to tape, the first time I played them. Don't get me wrong. I love cds too. But albums sounded better. That's why vinyl is starting to make a come back.
Sacd and dvd-a discs sound so good because they're in surround, and recorded at a better bit rate (I think), than regular cds.

Also, I've heard they're working on sending the signals through a digital coaxial or optical cable.

sorry for the double post..........don't know why it did, especially so long after the first one. I didn't come back and post the same thing again........I promise!

it travels through six analog cables.............. for 5.1 surround. And actually, analog sounds warmer (better) than digital. Remember vinyl records? NOTHING sounds better than an album, the first time you play it! A cd doesn't even come close.....I used to always record my albums to tape, the first time I played them. Don't get me wrong. I love cds too. But albums sounded better. That's why vinyl is starting to make a come back.
Sacd and dvd-a discs sound so good because they're in surround, and recorded at a better bit rate (I think), than regular cds.