Ozfly: The high end is a pretty small market, and only a subset of that has embraced either of these formats. Given that, it's not surprising that smaller companies are sticking to the sidelines for now. There just isn't a big enough market for them. If it appeared that one or the other format was going to go mainstream, then I suspect you'd see a lot more action. But not until.
The triumph of mid-fi
Isn't it ironic that companies like Sony and their products were distained as "mid-fi" by audiophiles just a few years ago but today we seem to be falling all over ourselves to get their SACD players while the vast majority of so-called "high-end" manufacturers have yet to produce anything like this. Comments?