What makes a DVD sound better than a regular CD?
Both a CD and a DVD store digital information. The “Red-Book” specification is the standard for CDs, however, it was created years ago when sound experts could not foresee the advances in sound technology. When the DVD-V (Video) Specification was created, it allowed for a discreet 6-channel sound at a higher sample and bit rate (making it sound superior to a CD). Because the specification is still compressed audio (AC-3 and DTS), a little fidelity is lost in the process and the end product is far from the quality that engineers experience in the actual studio where music and sound is created. DVD-A (Audio), the most recent specification, allows for fewer graphics but allows for more of the sound experience within the music. The sound of DVD-A is more advanced than most music/sound studios can offer because the audio is not compressed in the traditional sense, but instead is compressed by MLP (Meridian Lossless Compression).
