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Top 10 must-have DVD-Audio/SACDs
By Steve Guttenberg
(Updated March 29, 2005)
You just picked up one of the new affordable Super Audio CD or DVD-Audio players, and you want to find some high-resolution discs that show off its sound. We've auditioned piles of discs and picked 10 of our current favorites in each format. We also got our hands on one of the first two-sided Dual Discs; one side is a CD, and the other side is a DVD, so it can play anywhere. Be forewarned: after you hear these high-resolution beauties, you may not be able to enjoy a regular CD--let alone an MP3--in the same way again.

The discs are listed in order of release date, with the most recent titles heading the list. We will update this list periodically.

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Additional resources:
  • DVD-Audio and SACD explained
  • DVD-Audio vs. SACD: who really cares?
  • Editors' top DVD-Audio/SACD players
  • Pioneer HTD-630DV: home-theater-in-a-box system plays both DVD-Audio and SACDs
  • CNET's Steve Guttenberg, who doesn't like being confused with the washed-up Police Academy actor, writes about the glories of home-theater sound.