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SACD Going Mainstream?

Now that Sony is coming out with cheaper SACD units, such as the new DVD/SACD player and the 5-disc SACD changer I saw advertised on E-Bay for $699, does this mean that we may see a glut of new players from others such as NAD, Rotel, Adcom, etc.? Or are most companies leaning more toward the DVD-A format? If anyone has heard about any new SACD models, please share.
mvwine
metaphysics
192 posts
 
But aren't the current SACD players two channel?
mvwine OP
21 posts
 
Thanks for all of the info. It seems as if SACD hs truly arrived. That universal unit from Rotel looks interesting...
rcprince
2,830 posts
 
Metaphysics, yes, but there are multichannel SACDs already out and Sony and Phillips are releasing multichannel players (or have already done so). Ears is right, it looks like this may be the hook that Sony/Phillips will use to lure the masses into SACD and away, ultimately, from CDs. Tommart, I bought that Tubular Bells SACD and realized afterwards it wasn't anything I liked, but if its sales will encourage Virgin to release good stuff from its catalog, then my sacrifice has not been in vain!
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