The only store in my immediate area that carries them is Borders and they are charging like $18.99. I will wait till i can get to Dallas before I buy one to see how it sounds. I found it odd that they don't say 'SACD' on the back of the box. Am I missing something with that?
Are you going to buy the Rolling Stones SACDs?
I've preordered a few already. I suspect that the recordings, despite remastering, will be far less than what SACD is capable of reproducing. But it is exciting to see a large block of music from major artists come out in the new format, and that's why I'm buying. What do you think the major labels (especially Sony, that controls vast numbers of recordings AND manufactures SACD equipment) are waiting for? Seems logical to me that getting more software out would speed sales of the electronics and interest more of the general public in the new format. Releasing SACDs would also immediately protect the record companies from copyright infringement, at least until someone manufactures an SACD burner.