SACDs are technically better than red books but with a good recording I hear little difference. I have a fairly transparent system. I recently purchased DGs Beethoven new complete set, many of the recordings are out of this world, I own SACDs of some of the identical albums, my wife and I A/B tested and we picked the red books more than the SACDs. Now take multi channel (which I have a system for and enjoy) and it’s an entirely different conversation.
SACDs are technically better than red books but with a good recording I hear little difference. I have a fairly transparent system. I recently purchased DGs Beethoven new complete set, many of the recordings are out of this world, I own SACDs of some of the identical albums, my wife and I A/B tested and we picked the red books more than the SACDs. Now take multi channel (which I have a system for and enjoy) and it’s an entirely different conversation.