Denon DVD 2910/3910/5910 - no real difference between the 29/39 in the audio section.

2018年8月26日 · I have been giving the question of decoding hdcd discs some consideration in the light of the fact that a number of the current "universal" disc players no longer appear to include hdcd in the specification. I found this old thread which is closed List of HDCD compatible players I have read that the current Emotiva players include hdcd.

2023年8月31日 · I think Oppo might be the last hardware players with official HDCD support. So, nowadays, the only way to get a hardware HDCD player is to buy an old one, or an old DAC that can decode HDCD, such as the Audio Alchemy DDE 3, or Theta Generation VIII. Otherwise, Windows Media Player (NOT the new "Media Player" app) will play HDCDs properly, usually.

2024年10月18日 · And a confession. As much as I like HDCD and own many HDCD discs, I have never owned a CD player or DAC that has HDCD support. I do computer as source and for the past 15 years or so I've used software to decode HDCD. So haven't actually needed a HDCD player or DAC. Similar for SACD.

2020年4月18日 · HDCD kinda disappeared when Microsoft bought Pacific Microsonics (developers of HDCD), although Microsoft did incorporate HDCD compatibility into Windows Media Player. I suspect that the cost of licensing the technology drove the hardware manufacturers away.

2019年1月28日 · I've been looking for a player for SACD/HDCD/DSD. I bought the Pioneer BDP-180 based on reviews and manual that explicitly stated that this player can output 1 bit / 2.8 and plays SACD (No HDCD) noting that I am connecting it to Onkyo TX-RZ-810 via HDMI. The Onkyo is capable of outputting DSD.

2024年9月27日 · Players and DACs with the HDCD light picks up the ‘marker’ indicating a Pacific Microsonics processor was used in the mastering regardless if anything special - PE, LLE, or TF - was engaged. I haven’t seen any physical disc player or DAC that would alert users of these features, only on software - Foobar2000 (which I use) in particular.

2023年1月19日 · Maybe pick up a used Oppo 103 or 105. I have a 105D that I use exclusively for HDCD, and I agree, encoded discs sound their best played back on a disc player with HDCD decoding. I believe that the Oppo 93/95 also decodes HDCD. I've tried software decoding (for the convenience) but I wasn't entirely happy with the result compared with CD play back.

2020年5月19日 · I've got an RCD-1072 and I think it's a great sounding player. You can definitely spend more and get better sound, but it's tough to beat at its price point, and it does handle HDCD well. It also does have a digital (coax) out so you can use it as a transport if you so desire. And as you already alluded to, it is a solid, well made CD player.

2019年2月23日 · The other features of HDCD are filters to offset digital noise issues in a similar manner and sound impact as dither is used (noise shaping) - again, a very subtle difference at low level sounds only. Very few HDCD’s actually used Peak Extension and even fewer used Transient Filters. The HDCD Decoder can detect the use of Transient Filters ...