World’s first music Blu-ray is Norwegian

Trondheim Solistene’s Divertimenti, released by Norwegian music label 2L, is the first record to combine a hybrid SACD with a Blu-ray "music only" disc in the same package.

Since all the various formats in this production are derived from the same high resolution source (5.1 channel DXD, 24 BIT 352.8kHz) the product sets a unique standard for equipment manufacturers and HiFi magazines the world over.

Hybrid Super Audio-CD: 5.1 Surround + Stereo produced in DXD (Digital eXtreme Definition). This compact disc looks like a normal CD and plays on all standard players and computers. Ordinary CD (16 BIT / 44.1 kHz). 2.0 DSD (2.8224Mbit/s per kanal). 5.1 DSD (2.8224Mbit/s per kanal)

Blu-ray Exclusive High Definition Music: Video only for menu guide. 2.0 LPCM 24BIT/192 kHz. 5.1 LPCM 24BIT/192 kHz. 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio 24BIT/192 kHz. 5.1 Dolby True HD 24BIT/192 kHz. 5.1 Dolby Digital 48kHz. Sony's PlayStation3 is fully compatible with this disc.

A Grammy nominated record company renowned internationally for its uncompromising focus on audiophile quality, 2L has previously released TrondheimSolistene's Mozart – a disc that was declared a "Record To Die For" by Stereophile magazine and which received a Norwegian recording industry Spellemann prize.

Story filed 1 June 2008

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