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Is SACD/DVD-A finally dead or what? So close to giving up on SACD and DVD-A Continued missed opportunities for SACD & DVD-A... DVD-A has 5X the market share of SACD, despite fewer titles More SACD and DVD-A delays... Where are all the young artist on sacd/dvd-audio? DVD-A vs...

The "whatever" in response to substantive criticism doesn't aid the discussion either. And my criticisms have not been aimed at "everyone." What good discussion has occurred frankly hasn't been with regards to your assertions of SACD's death but rather other issues like DSD conversion (but that...

This is very tenuous ground, Brian. I could just as easily argue that this area of the Forum is and, if not, should be about MUSIC, not formats. Also, it's very problematic when broadly discussing SACD (you didn't delineate software from hardware when you chose the title of the thread) to then...

Also, does all gear always get announced at trade shows?

We'll have to agree to disagree on that one. Not only do I think it's so obvious that "editorial" stance influences 'news' coverage so much as to make it silly to even say so (and you apparently haven't been reading TDB lately), but I am less than interested in news reportage from someone whose...

Brian: Ironic that you link to a Pio player announcement from a site editor who attributes SACD's improved sq to "a bunch of urban myths" and admits to "never ever [getting his] hands on an SACD." I shared your comments with a friend of mine who tracks these things more closely than I do...

According to whom please?

Wonderful to see: I think this is the first standalone high def player to support SACD. http://www.avland.co.uk/pioneer/bdplx90/bdplx90.htm

Chris I wanna make sure I understand, given that it sounds like you're comparing supposedly three different SACD playback methods: 1) "pure DSD"; 2) "conversion to PCM for use over HDMI"; and 3) "analog connections." Regarding option 1, what does the Oppo do in "pure DSD" mode? It "decodes"...

Understood, Brian. Let me re-phrase my responsive comments: shouldn't you/we be crankin' Let's Dance and Up and otherwise enjoying what we've got instead of typing about what we've not? ;) Aaron don't forget about that Panasonic if you're wanting to get into high def and leave only one high...

Aaron, it's not my understanding either that any kind of "DSD decoding" receiver is needed. The PS3 just must be connected to a receiver featuring HDMI version 1.1 or later.

Yeah I, too, am concerned about the lack of SACD output by the new MoFi. I scooped up That's the Way Of the World (and gave the Sony remastered CD to my parents), but where's the rest of the SACD goodness?

Heya Lance. But of course you know that this has been the general direction of the anti-piracy impetus since the beginning. As long as SPDIFs and coax digital were not encrypted (and basically that's been the entire life of the formats), we haven't been able to pass high rez aud via a digital...

MS bought HDCD patent holder Pacific Microsonics. Whoooole 'nother kettle of fish.

Btw, speaking of that petition, another reason I think such entreaties to the labels and elegies such as this thread miss the mark is because if this tech/format is to continue for rock releases, it will be artist-driven. John Hiatt has praised the Sonoma Workstation and DSD technology he used...

I disagree but that bush hath been beaten beyond recognition.

Forgive me, Blair, I confused my Bs: I meant to refer to OP Brian-W. Quoted post changed accordingly.

Dennis: Of course, an attribute--not as big as Sony crowed, but an attribute nonetheless--of the PS3 is its Blu-ray Disc playback ability. Yes messy don't get me started on Sony not supporting their software format "children" in current hardware. Not only does the BDP-S1 not support SACD ...

This routine is almost choreographed: someone starts a thread proclaiming SACD and/or DVD-A dead and, in the case of the former, our Resident SACD Guru Danny Tse posts SA-CD.net stats and I post regarding how much I'm continuing to enjoy Telarc's ongoing stellar SACD output. No dis intended...