Trouble with 20-bit HDCD


Greetings,

I purchased a CD that turned out, on delivery, to be a 20-bit HDCD published in 2002 (although the disk itself brand new). The music on it is very rarely recorded (Girolamo Kapsberger’s “Jesuit Opera”) and only available in this format.
My Project transport (Box RS) doesn’t recognize the disk, however. I presume that there is no solution to this problem (apart from buying a different transport) but I’m still interested in what kind of compatibility issue may cause the problem.

Thank you,

Csaba

malacka

Showing 3 responses by elizabeth

I would see if the disc will play on the computer. If so rip a new copy.Or it may be the disc you have was ripped and your player will not play ripped discs?
The disk must have a menu that specific CD player cannot read. Some types of opening lines are deliberately left off some Cd players/transports for 'political' reasons. Anti copying stance of makers.. etc. Though most disc reading machines will read anything you throw at them with the CD size pits. So I would chalk it up to technology. Glad you got it to work.
I, on the other hand, own a pile of 'remastered 20 bit' Jazz titles they do sound better than the average early CD issue of the originally 1950's 1960's music.