Will the HDCD format survive

Why would it go anywhere, when it's dominant?

You call the 2-3% of CD titles that are encoded in HDCD dominant?

IS THIS A TRICK QUESTION? WHO IS BACKING THIS VENTURE? WHO CONTROLS THE MAJORITY OF RECORDING ARTISTS INTERNATIONALLY? WHO HAS ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY DTS AND DOLBY LABORITORIES OUT OF THEIR BUDGET JUST FOR ADVERTISING? WHO HAS DOMINATED MOTION PICTURES, CONSUMER AUDIO SALES INTERNATIONALLY FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS AND HAS A CUSTOMER BASE MORE LOYAL THAN MONICA LEWINSKY?..................SONY!!!! ANYMORE QUESTIONS?.................I DIDN'T THINK SO.

It seems to a decent format in that these discs usually sound well mastered irrespective if you have a HDCD filter or not. It'll survive but probably fade over time. The other new formats(DVDA& SACD) are a joke since so little of it is actually available. I would guess normal CD's will dominate at least for the next couple years and you can bet SACD will die at birth due to the DVD formats becoming universal