Re: SACD Question - Do some Sacds Play Only Through The Two Fron Speakers?

JeffWeHo wrote:

> I bought Bob Dylan's 'Blonde on Blonde' in SACD(not a hybrid) format.
> 
> When I pop it in my SACD player(I've tried two), the SACD light lights
> up but it only plays through the two front speakers. My multi channel
> light does not come on which does on all the other SACDs I have.
> 
> Is this defective or are some SACDs just two channels?

Multichannel audio on SACD is an option, not mandatory.  Does it say
anywhere on the cover that it is multichannel?  If not, it's a normal
stereo SACD.

> I tried it in a regular CD player and it wouldn't recognize the disc
> at all.

Yes, because it's not a hybrid disc.

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