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
