"Codifus" wrote in message
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Given that surround sound is usually associated with Dolby surround or
DTSand those formats do an MP3 type lossy compression to the audio
signal, does it really matter that SACD provides better quality of an
inferior medium? DVD-A seems to concentrate on producing the best audio
where it counts; stereo. But then if 192/24 PCM is unobtainable, then I
guess DVD-A is done. It's offering no advantage compared to SACD, and
it's already losing the battle.

Surround Sound is only associated with Dolby or DTS when it is used on DVD's
for movies. The production of SACD and DVD-A surround music is not
associated with lossy compression. It's quite the contrary.