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

On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 18:41:35 GMT, Joop van der Velden
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> wrote:

>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.


Thanks. Every SACD I have purchased was multi-chanel, so I wasn't
aware that some are Stereo.

Thanks!