I was in the largest independent record store in the Detroit area last week. They were the first of any stores around here to carry SACDs. Now, well over two years later, they are selling a whopping 5 a week! As a result, SACDs have been moved from a prominent position to a corner of store that doesn't get much traffic. Also placed there are the DVD-As which are selling about 2 a week. Seems inevitable that SACD and DVD-A are destined to become audiophile items, pure and simple. This will keep the releases to a minimum. I mean, the best SACD can come up with is Dark Side of The Moon? However, I did have an interesting conversation with a 20 and 28 yr woman and man yesterday. They both said downloading songs off the internet is becoming more of a chore than simply buying the CD. This was especially true with the 28 yr old who then said he is downloading 1/2 of what he did 1-2 yrs ago. The 20 yr old said same thing but said she is also not buying many CDs, likes not "trashing up" her room with all those discs. Three years after SACD became available, I don't know anyone, outside my 3-4 audiophile friends, who has a player, and none who intend on ever buying one.
