Quote Originally Posted by Mike That Likes Music
I have a 2 channel system, and my universal disc player is multi-channel. I know that I'm getting everything from all recordings mixed in 2-channel, but will I miss anything playing a multi-channel mix on my system? I know nothing of MC SACDs or DVD-As, as I currently don't own any of either. But there are several SACDs and DVD-As I'd love to have which are apparently only available in MC. From what I understand, the majority of SACD players don't "mix down" MC recordings to stereo. Do most or all (or any) MC SACDs or DVD-As have a 2-channel layer or mix?

Mike
DVD-Audio has it's highest quality sound in stereo, as this is the only one that is recorded in the full 192khz/24bit rez. All multitrack recordings are in a lower rez format similar to the quality of DTS surround.