Why redbook over SACD?

@billstevenson  @stuartk 

Guys, I was the same way.  Vinyl, SACD, & CD.... , but, this year I upgraded my front end for streaming - both my ethernet, streamer, cables, etc....  Then, the game changer was subscribing to Qobuz.  Within a few months, I had a 1000 song playlist that was different from my 10,000+ songs coming form SACD & CD.  I have all my CDs & SACDs ripped (.wav & .dsf files) and I now stream my new Qobuz playlist and also play my .wav & .dsf files at the same session. Qobuz has lots of Hi-Rez  and CD quality songs that sound fantastic.  It really was a game changer for me, and I do not think I can do a blind A/B test and tell the difference between Qobuz Streaming and a CD of the same resolution. 

I’ve also noticed lately a number of Jazz albums only being available as a download, no CD or LP and not available for streaming … I do worry about the financial effects of streaming on non mainstream artists and music forms …

(Sarcasm alert…with a touch of irony and truth…)

“The two things that really drew me to vinyl (or interchange with SACD) were the expense and the inconvenience.” Alex Gregory

@hjdca Well I am glad you like Qobuz.  I find it to be NOT user friendly.  Sound quality reminds me of my struggles with RtoR.  That is to say, it can be wonderful until it goes silent for a bit, or just drops in level or up and down.  Some days it is good, some days not so much.  I hard wired it, that helped, but I like music that isn't streamed and that is something nobody can do anything about.  I wish I could say it is a near miss, but in my case it is not even close to hitting my requirements.  I talk to my son and grand children and completely understand why streaming works for them.  Oddly enough they completely understand why it does not work so well for me.  One of my favorite people is Mark Twain who said difference is what makes horse races.

Just MHO, SONY killed BETA, LaserVison and so far has put two bullets in the back of the head of SACD. They don't care, if you don't pay, you don't play.