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Sony SCD-XB790 SACD Player

Feb 18,2005 0

5. Reading Tests

 

Review Pages

1. Intorduction
2. The Super Audio CD Format
3. Unpacking
4. Control Menu
5. Reading Tests
6. Error Correction Tests
7. Conclusion

 

Sony SCD-XB790 SACD Player - Page 5

Reading Tests

The Sony SCD-XB790 supports SACD/CD playback. The *.cda files on any audioCD are recognized flawlessly, regardless of whether the disc is factory pressed or a CD-R/RW while CD-Text is also supported.

In addition, no problems were noticed when we played 8cm CD-R/-RW (185MB) or 99min CD-R discs. In the case of our 90min test CD, the SCD-XB790 managed to play 18 out of 20 tracks. On the last two tracks, there was some freezing during playback.

 

For anyone that has purchased any protected audio discs from their music store, the Sony SCD-XB790 will not let you down. We tested "Natalie Impruglia - White Lilies island" disc, protected with Macrovision's Key2Audio protection system, and "Celine Dion - A New Day Has Come", protected with Cactus Data Shield 200. Both titles were recognized and played flawlessly. In truth, these protection schemes are designed to discourage PC users from copying them and as such present problems with drives designed for PCs only.

  • Compressed Audio (data CD)

Although the specifications for this player don't mention MP3 playback, we decided to test it anyway. None of the following compressed audio formats could be played with the player.

Compression type
Compression settings
Recognize / Play
MP3
CBR 20kBit 11025Hz Mono
No
CBR 20kBit 11025Hz Stereo
CBR 32kBit 11025Hz Stereo
CBR 32kBit 22050Hz Mono
CBR 40kBit 22050Hz Stereo
CBR 48kBit 22050Hz Stereo
CBR 48kBit 44100Hz Mono
CBR 56kBit 22050Hz Mono
CBR 56kBit 44100Hz Mono
CBR 64kBit 22050Hz Stereo
CBR 96kBit 22050Hz Stereo
CBR 96kBit 44100Hz Mono
CBR 96kBit 44100Hz Stereo
CBR 112kBit 44100Hz Stereo
CBR 128kBit 44100Hz Mono
CBR 128kBit 44100Hz Stereo
CBR 160kBit 44100Hz Stereo
CBR 192kBit 44100Hz Stereo
CBR 224kBit 44100Hz Stereo
CBR 256kBit 44100Hz Stereo
CBR 320kBit 44100Hz Stereo
VBR - High compression
VBR - Highest compression
VBR - Low compression
VBR - Lowest compression
VBR - Medium compression

Windows Media Audio

(WMA)

WMA 48kbps
WMA 64kbps
WMA 96kbps
WMA 128kbps
WMA 160kbps
WMA 192kbps
WAV
WAV

The Sony SCD-XB790 supports Super AudioCDs, which is its main feature and the reason for its existence. You don't need to be an expert to notice the difference during playback between a normal CD and a SACD. We played several SACDs, some of which could be played on both SACD and CD devices with both multichannel and 2CH support. Simply by listening with the bare ear, we were able to confirm the tremendous difference in sound reproduction. With SACD, the sound is more detailed with excellent bass and volume. Sony SCD-XB790 has done a very good job in this department.

 

Review Pages

1. Intorduction
2. The Super Audio CD Format
3. Unpacking
4. Control Menu
5. Reading Tests
6. Error Correction Tests
7. Conclusion

 

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