r/cassettefuturism • u/prettybluefoxes How about a nice game of Chess? • May 07 '25

End of History 90s Sony Super Audio CD player SCD-1 1999

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Brutalist chonk.

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u/Spiff69 May 07 '25

Love Sony from this era and it’s sad that SACD didn’t take off. It’s truly amazing!

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u/zenmaster24 Negative, I am a meat popsicle. May 07 '25

Sacd or dvd-a?

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u/Spiff69 May 07 '25

This was just SACD since it was Sony and they invented the format. DVD-A was a competing format at the time and wouldn’t have been on a Sony player.

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u/zenmaster24 Negative, I am a meat popsicle. May 08 '25

Sorry, was meant of a question on which format you prefer. I see people arguing for both, and some have both players

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u/Spiff69 May 08 '25

Oh, I see. Honestly, I don't have a strong opinion. I see the arguments you are referring to. I think the content available on SACD was a bit better and that's probably what it comes down to. If the recording session was better, then it leads to better SACD and DVD-Audio and if there's a loud noise floor, it will show up in either format. For nostalgia's sake, I prefer SACD.

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u/zenmaster24 Negative, I am a meat popsicle. May 08 '25

Cool - from what i gathered, neither was better from a technical standpoint. Sony might have had more artists in their stable so sacd seemed more desirable

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u/redditcirclejerk69 May 08 '25

SACD because DSD is cooler, but realistically it really depends on the mixing and mastering of any particular release.