I was just ripping my Carpenters CDs to the network box a few moments ago. Using dBpoweramp, it can detect if a disc is HDCD encoded or not. I discovered As Time Goes By is HDCD. Now granted, I only listened to it once, but the number of HDCDs in my collection is very minimal (maybe 15 or 20 by the time I'm done). I do not see the logo in the booklet, on the disc, or in the tray insert. I still have the cellophane sticker, and the only thing it says is "Enhanced Sound Quality". This was the Japanese issued CD.
HDCD can decode to the equivalent of 20 bits. With dBpoweramp, I can write it out to a 24-bit file, which pads the top or bottom four bits with zeros. Very few players support HDCD, but Windows Media Player does have the capability, and the logo will appear in the player if the disc is encoded. Likewise, if a player supports HDCD, a logo will illuminate on playback.
The first three BR5-49 studio albums are HDCD. Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits is also. Out of his entire Columbia catalog of dozens of albums, only the Miles Davis Tribute to Jack Johnson is HDCD encoded. Neil Young's Mirror Ball has HDCD encoding, and was the first rock CD to have it. Supposedly the CD layer of my Dire Straits Brothers In Arms SACD from several years ago is encoded. A couple of the earlier Audio Fidelity gold CDs are HDCD encoded also. It's a rarity, but sort of a pleasant surprise to find such a disc among the collection.
HDCD can decode to the equivalent of 20 bits. With dBpoweramp, I can write it out to a 24-bit file, which pads the top or bottom four bits with zeros. Very few players support HDCD, but Windows Media Player does have the capability, and the logo will appear in the player if the disc is encoded. Likewise, if a player supports HDCD, a logo will illuminate on playback.
The first three BR5-49 studio albums are HDCD. Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits is also. Out of his entire Columbia catalog of dozens of albums, only the Miles Davis Tribute to Jack Johnson is HDCD encoded. Neil Young's Mirror Ball has HDCD encoding, and was the first rock CD to have it. Supposedly the CD layer of my Dire Straits Brothers In Arms SACD from several years ago is encoded. A couple of the earlier Audio Fidelity gold CDs are HDCD encoded also. It's a rarity, but sort of a pleasant surprise to find such a disc among the collection.