SACD hybrids bad policy from Sony/Columbia?


Just read today that the whole collection of Bob Dylan remasters that were done last year on SACD hybrid are due to be released on CD soon at a much lower price.

To me this defeat the Trojan Horse policy of sneeking SACD's into households where there is no SACD player and maybe encouraging a SACD player purchase at a later date based on the knowledge that the buyer already has SACD's in his collection.

Furthermore when future SACD hybrids come on sale perhaps buyers may now hang off to see if what happened with the Dylan releases is repeated.
Indeed those who wanted the set and are a few short and have no SACD player will be able to but 3 CD remasters for the price of 2 Hybrids.

In terms of marketing SACD I think this a major mistake.
ben_campbell

Showing 2 responses by drrdiamond

I am more upset, when a CD is released, I buy it, and month later it is release on SACD.
Rsbeck,

Love your comments.
We are on the same page except that since most of my purchases are "classical" music, there are not nearly enough new stuff out there. If you haven't heard the new Mahler series, now in the middle of the recording cycle, you are missing some of the most fantastic sound, and music.

Richard