SACD and CD

[francesco]

Hi! I've tried to play Dark Side of The Moon (Pink Floyd) - CD SACD
version - on my PC, but neither WMP or Creative Media Source are able to SEE
the disc... Any suggestion? Thanx

 

[francesco]

Note: I've a DVD-ROM with Power Packs software, Audigy 2 ecc...

 

[Byte]

Can I play a Super Audio CD on my current CD player?
Only Hybrid SACDs - i.e., those containing a CD layer -
can be played on CD compatible players.

http://www.sonymusic.com/sacd/

 

[Ken Briscoe]

Hi! I've tried to play Dark Side of The Moon (Pink Floyd) - CD SACD

version - on my PC, but neither WMP or Creative Media Source are able to SEE
the disc... Any suggestion? Thanx

Even though it's a hybrid disc (that is, it's SACD and regular CD also),
your drive is not equipped to read from it. I have the same problem with an
LG DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive. However, my plain old 48x CD-ROM drive reads it just
fine. Most stand-alone CD players will be able to play the disc, although
there are some that will not (mainly older models). Only newer,
SACD-compatible players (many modern DVD players, for example) will be able
to take advantage of the 5.1 sound. The rest will consider it stereo (L and
R channels).

HTH.

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[Galley]

Hi! I've tried to play Dark Side of The Moon (Pink Floyd) - CD SACD
version - on my PC, but neither WMP or Creative Media Source are able to SEE
the disc... Any suggestion? Thanx

The hybrid layer of SACD's may not be able to be played in DVD players or
DVD-ROM drives. They can be played in some DVD-ROM/CD-RW drives, however.
I used to have a Sony VAIO laptop that would play them fine. My new desktop has
a DVD-RW drive, and will not play them. :-( I sure wish someone would come out
with a drive that could read the SACD layer.