Pioneer's TAD shows off a new Blu-ray audio format at CES
Technical Audio Devices (TAD), a subsidiary of Pioneer, has a little something to show audiophiles that may lure them away from their CD transports yet -- a new 2-channel audio format for Blu-ray discs that it unapologetically claims "rivals 2-channel analog sound." We're not sure if that means reel-to-reel or vinyl is in the crosshairs, but the company is putting its apparently-unnamed format up for demo at CES. The demos are being hosted by none other than audiophile classic Sheffield Labs recording engineers Bill Schnee and Doug Sax, who have picked out some choice cuts to be played on pro-level TAD Compact Reference monitors and associated electronics; no word on if whiskey is part of the demo.






















Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mark @ Jan 7th 2009 7:54AM
I wonder what they'll call this 2 channel audio technology that rivals 2 channel audio. "Compact disc" has a nice ring to it.
img eL @ Jan 7th 2009 9:08AM
Just release a BD disc
squiggleslash @ Jan 7th 2009 10:01AM
Ah yes, the low cost of Blu-ray coupled with the wide support of DVD-Audio. How can it fail? ;-)