Bully4me

I have searched the site to find recommended software to convert my CDs to DVD-A. An old post said Discwelder was a good choice but this was in 2004. Are there any other choices that work well today? Discwelder is still available online. Another choice seems to be Ulead Burn Now.
I have a very extensive CD collection and also in my Ipod. Conversion software seems a good choice even if it isn't as good as buying pre-recorded DVD-A discs. Is there enough of an improvement to do this?
Thanks

Osmodious

Actually, I would think that you would not have any improvement, most likely a degradation of quality. DVD-A's sound better because they contain more information...a broader sound range, for example. Going to CD would not gain you anything as it is a more constrictive format, in terms of sound range and overall quality (there is less space to store information). You can't copy what ain't there to copy...

Another thing to bear in mind is that CD reading equipment is designed to read CD's in a specific format, with the data satisfying specific parameters. You can't just put a sound file that is sampled at 92000 on a CD and expect to A) be able to play it at all and B) expect the system to be able to process that information and provide all that detail (CD's are sampled at 44000).

In addition, any conversion process is *likely* (not definitely) going to degrade the quality, depending on the equipment being used. I've ripped CD's on one PC with no compression at all that have sounded atrocious...then ripped them on a different PC with a good quality soundcard and, even with compression, they resulted in better sounding files. There are a lot of variables (noise in the case, both acoustic and electronic, quality of drive/soundcard/software used, etc.), but the general rule is this: whenever you convert a sound from one format to another, without extensive (and expensive) processing, you are likely to lose quality.

Now, going from DVD-A to CD is another thing entirely!

steam03

Does DVD-A even play in a 2007 tsx stock audio system? I would love to make it work too if it really does work...because I tried before and it didn't work.

Reach

No, DVD-A is just in the current TL and RL models as of fall 2007.

bullyx2

OK, totally off subject, but oh well. Is that your bully on you avatar? Good looking dog. My bully is on mine. 3 year old female that my kids decided to dress up one day. Nice to see a fellow bulldog owner.