Another sign SACD is dying

LArryken

What did you mean that SONY is the General Motors of audio; please explain?

Chuck

I imagine the center of the American SACD user universe exists right here as a subset of Audiogon members...with a halo of SACD users radiating away with less enthusiasm. No disrespect intended. It simply seems like a logical conclusion, and if true, is indicative of the small, yet intensely loyal support base for the format.

speaking strictly for myself, I have not lost my enthusiasm for the format, or the past two years increases in released titles. I did however grow very tired of trying to share my enthusiasm. There are some people who tried it and heard nothing, for those I question the resolving abilities of the system they heard it on. There are many who have never tried it and yet share their negative opinions. There are yet others who have found the format betters the redbook by a marked degree, not to mention the fact that we also can play redbook on our machines. Those without the ability to play SACD are missing the format, those of us who are enjoying SACD also enjoy redbook. So please explain what I'm missing...

Jadem6

IMO you are not missing anything I agree with you and share your enthusiasm for SACD. What amazes me is these same people who are negative about SACD will promote tweak after tweak trying to get the absolute most out of their systems. When they have something that can improve their listening pleasure such as SACD they denounce it. I suspect that some or most of these people probably hate SACD because they hate SONY and will not promote anything that SONY does.

Chuck

JD, I don't think you're missing anything. You are fortunate to belong to a group of music lovers to whom SACD is marketed.

In the larger universe of recorded music, however, I believe Michaela nailed it when he wrote:

IMHO, it's always been about the software available. They just never stepped up to the plate to support the format in terms of releasing titles that most people can relate to. I have stayed on the sidelines for awhile now because there's just so few titles I would be interested in owning.

There is simply little demand for SACD titles from music consumers with the most buying power.