An introduction to super audio CD and DVD-Audio

Highlights the latest developments in consumer audio and specifically in DVD-Audio and SACD. The DVD-Audio specification allows for up to 24-b PCM data and uses the Meridian lossless packing (MLP) algorithm to provide up to six channels of highquality, multichannel audio at sampling rates of up to 96 kHz for six channels or 192 kHz for two channels. Super-audio CD (SACD), introduced in March 1999, integrates a variety of new technologies, such as the hybrid disc, direct stream digital (DSD), and direct stream transfer coding.