In many respects...marketing, distribution, and even sonics...Sacd has been a major disappointment(or at least the discs I have purchased),,,many of the established artists have not been remastered in years and were never recorded in true DSD(and recorded poorly to begin with ...Hello Stones...and to be blunt...I feel as if SOny is playing a "Smoke and Mirrors" game that has more to do with copyright protection than improved hi-fidelity///at any rate...there will be other hi-rez formats that stand a better chance of longevity.....
SACD - Dying already?
I just read the industry blurb in this month's TAS which described how it seems the stream of SACDs from Sony has pretty much dried up. I was in the largest local independent record store in my area last week and actually bought a SACD because it was music not available on CD. The SACD/DVD-A section was a bit smaller than a year ago and I asked the manager about it. He laughed and said they only sell 2-3 a month combined and he doesn't order many anymore.
Except for audiophiles, is anyone buying these things? Or, are all hopes and dreams of SACD slowly fading away (for at least Sony)?
Except for audiophiles, is anyone buying these things? Or, are all hopes and dreams of SACD slowly fading away (for at least Sony)?