fizzypop wrote:
I'm new to this compatibility war so bear with me if this has been
answered before.
I bought a Panasonic DVD audio player and very impressed with quality
of sound. If I play a SACD will i get any benefits and will it play
in surround.

Not unless it's an SACD player as well as a DVD player.

You will be able to play the stereo CD version , if that is included on
the SACD disc -- such discs are called 'hybrid' SACDs.

I know there not meant to be compatible but was
wondering if there were any cross over benefits. I was looking to
purchase Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon.

That's a hybrid. It contains three versions of the album:

SACD surround mix
SACD stereo mix
CD stereo mix
(the two stereo mixes are the same mix, in different formats, and with
some remastering-related differences in sound)

You can play the stereo CD mix on that.
But you won't be able to play the surround or stereo SACD mixes
unless your player is SACD-capable.

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