SACD
SACDs use a system of numbered tracks for navigation, just as CDs do. In addition, an SACD will provide distinct areas when multi-channel tracks are present in addition to the normal stereo tracks. Each audio format (multi-channel or stereo) is contained is its own separate area.
The Ayre C-5xeMPwill always play the stereo area of an SACD, ignoring any multi-channel areas that may be present.
A very few discs have only a multi-channel area. In this case the C-5xeMPwill play the stereo CD layer that is always present on these hybrid discs.
All SACDs may therefore be easily navigated in the same way as a standard CD.
DVD-Audio
The DVD-Audio format is extremely flexible and allows for a wide variety of audio formats, including both stereo and multi-channel, each with a multiplicity of available sample rates and resolutions. This increased flexibility necessarily leads to an increased complexity of disc navigation.
DVD-Audio Disc Structure
On a DVD-A disc each separate audio format is usually contained in its own group, and each group is divided into numbered tracks. For example, a disc
