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Audio DVD (DAD) was a good format

...only it had its limitations, and it is very cumbersome as an authoring format. Your point of view is strange: DVD-A is only an authoring format, it does not have any sonic qualities in itself. DVD-A is only the successor of the DAD format: It is based on the same DVD specs, uses the same media, and supports the same formats. Whatever you have on a DAD, you can have on a DVD-A: the 24/96 tracks, and the DD5.1 DVD-V section if you need one. In fact, every commercial DVD-A on the market is a DAD also. However, as you know, DVD-A allows for 24/192 stereo (and perhaps higher), as well as 6 full discrete channels at 24/96.

The transfer and remastering process is the key to what is important to you (sonic quality, analogue feel), not the authoring format itself, which is neutral. If you used tube gear etc to transfer analog sources (or your LPs) to LPCM, you would most likely obtain the same sound on your DVD (be it DAD or DVD-A).

I hope this helps

Best

Eric


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