From: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org (avalon-digest) To: avalon-digest@smoe.org Subject: avalon-digest V8 #335 Reply-To: avalon@smoe.org Sender: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-avalon-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk avalon-digest Sunday, December 7 2003 Volume 08 : Number 335 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [AVALON] Avalon SACD problem ["Stirling" ] To leave the list, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon-digest ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2003 16:43:29 -0800 From: "Stirling" Subject: Re: [AVALON] Avalon SACD problem Hi Rod, I just checked my disc, and yup, 11 tracks queue up and no problem playing Always Unknowing. However, reading your question more carefully, you must be setup for SACD multi-channel. In fact, the back of my disc, and I would think yours, specifically states underneath the original 10 tracks: DSD Multi-Channel: Tracklisting as above plus extra track: Always Unknowing. Meaning, your player must be set to Super Audio CD: Multi-Channel. It will output the signal through the 5.1 analogue connections, not the digital. Always Unknowing is not available in the PCM and DSD Stereo mixes. So, get those other speakers going! I appreciate your frustration. With all the different permutations of SACD ( single layer stereo, stereo hybrid, multi-channel single layer and hybrid, etc., and then DVD-Audio discs with differing menu structures, some that play automatically and others that don't), you have every right to cry out for simplicity. It's unfortunate that Sony went in that direction. I get particularly frustrated when they release Stereo-only remasters of say, the Stones, or Dylan, rather than take the time or effort to remaster and remix them all in 5.1. Oh well, at least we are getting some dramatic improvement in playback quality. I for one need to exercise more patience. Hope this helped, Stirling ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe avalon ------------------------------ End of avalon-digest V8 #335 **************************** ======================================================================== For further info, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info avalon-digest