Dual-Disc Destined to fail?This reporter thinks so


www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7269012/

I have thought so for awhile. 1st one (Donald Fagen) Nightfly would not play in my APL 3910

Tom
carmantom
I hate to say this on this forum but the average customer is happy with CD's just the way they are. They don't see SACD or DVD-A as an improvement, it's just another format to them, one they don't want to switch to.

Thanx,
Russ
The recording industry's idea on dualdisc is more content will increase sales. At least two audio/HT mags have published warnings on DualDiscs. Also, there are stories out there of them getting stuck in slot load CD players(think your car) because of the non-standard thickness.

DualDiscs do not meet redbook guidelines and can damage your player.

Harman International has made it policy that DualDisc use voids the warranty. That means the following brands which fall under the Harman umbella have no warranty w/ DualDiscs Harman Kardon, JBL, Infinity, Revel, Audioaccess, Lexicon, Mark Levinson, Madrigal Imaging, and Proceed.

Other companies that have advisories against using DualDiscs while they study them include; Pioneer, Toshiba, Onkyo, Marantz(I'd assume this means Denon too as they have the same parent company), and Sony. In Sony's case their computer entertainment division said "some DualDisks may be unreadable on its Playstation consoles-----And it also warned that, for certain models, playing a DualDisc when the console is in a verticle position 'may damage the disc, the console, or both."
I was at Tower records today and saw the R.E.M. dualdisc reissues out there, ON SALE, for $22. Twenty-two American? No thanks.