BLU SPEC CDs

[Paul F Johnson]

Enjoyed the december mag with the Bluray supplement but whilst you have highlighted Bluray films which demonstrate the benefits of Bluray, what about the listening public who are more interested in music than films. I may have missed something but I don't recall having seen anything about Blu spec CDs in the mag and a feature on these would have sat well in the supplement. I only came across Blu spec CD by chance but having bought my first disc (from Japan), I'm very impressed. Maybe the thought of having shelled out £25 for Blonde on Blonde is colouring my judgement but I would be interested to hear the experts' views. Against the standard CD or the SACD, the Blu spec CD wins hands down on definition, clarity and depth.Whilst we all enjoy the kit, it's the end product that's most important so anything which enhances the listening experience is worth a review.

 

[ID.]

Not the magazine but

http://community.whathifi.com/blogs/hifi/archive/2009/07/06/japan-like-cds-only-better.aspx

http://community.whathifi.com/blogs/hifi/archive/2009/07/06/japan-like-cds-only-better.aspxBetter than SACD? Surprising as the resolution is the same as CD, it should just be easier for the CDP to get a clean read, in theory.

Not listened to blue spec, but from limited experience with SHM CDs, they do sound better than regular CDs (a little) but not as good as SACD. I quite like SHM SACDs, but once again, I don't think the gains over regular SACDs are so big.

It will be interesting to see what happens with blue ray audio as a format, but I suspect it will have a tough time against downloads.

 

[The_Lhc]

The reason they wouldn't get a mention in a blu-ray supplement is because they have nothing to do with blu-ray and as ID points out, it's not "Blu spec cd", it's just plain "blue".