Media
DVD-Audio, the successor to Compact Discs, is about to be released.
The new technology allows twice the information of a CD to be held, leading many analysts to predict that it will shortly replace the current format.
To play DVD Audio discs, listeners will need to purchase a DVD Audio player, which will also have the ability to play CDs.
The first 20 discs in the new format are on the brink of release, and are said to herald a noticeable improvement in sound quality.
Music expert Paul Gambaccini told BBC News Online: "It is not music coming at you, it is you being in the middle of the music."
Sharon Corr of The Corrs, one of the first groups to release on DVD Audio, said: "Any time a new technology brings the listener closer to the artists, we are all for it.
"Through DVD-Audio, our fans can really feel as if they are in the middle of the band and experience the music the way we experience it - whether in the studio, or, in the case of a live album, on stage."
The new technology allows twice the information of a CD to be held, leading many analysts to predict that it will shortly replace the current format.
To play DVD Audio discs, listeners will need to purchase a DVD Audio player, which will also have the ability to play CDs.
The first 20 discs in the new format are on the brink of release, and are said to herald a noticeable improvement in sound quality.
Music expert Paul Gambaccini told BBC News Online: "It is not music coming at you, it is you being in the middle of the music."
Sharon Corr of The Corrs, one of the first groups to release on DVD Audio, said: "Any time a new technology brings the listener closer to the artists, we are all for it.
"Through DVD-Audio, our fans can really feel as if they are in the middle of the band and experience the music the way we experience it - whether in the studio, or, in the case of a live album, on stage."
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