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Good points...
I guess I'll plan on picking up some more of the Koch discs with the understanding that many are mislabeled and with the assumption that they're all in stereo. That's fine, I just thought Alcahol would be cool in surround. (I guess if I had enough booze and then listened to the song really loud, it sould SEEM like surround- hehehe...)
If the companies won't support the format well, what makes anyone think they'll support it right? I guess it all just goes back to something that has been said about the stagnation of both advanced resolution formats a number of times: they're failing because you have to be a rocket scientist to figure them out! I have to do so much research and poking around before I buy just about any disc, it's absurd.
A few examples:
Does this retailer even keep them in stock? (there are two Best Buys near me that haven't gotten new stock of either format in MONTHS- thank god for Fry's and Tower Records)
Do I find those hybrid SACDs in the SACD section, or in line with the artist's regular CDs? (a consistent problem at most retailers with all major SACD releases, esp. Dylan, Rolling Stones, Kinks)
Is this even an SACD? (ABKO, I'm talking about your Rolling Stones discs here)
Does this disc contain SACD stereo or SACD surround or both? (Universal seems to have worked out a good system- now if everyone else would follow)
Is the packaging even correct?! (Koch!)
Speaking of packaging, what's with these Ray Charles and Henry Mancini SACDs being in DVD-A cases? How confusing is that to Joe Consumer??
Oh what a mess, what a mess....
Maybe I'll pick up the two Mo-Fi Kinks discs. I know they're stereo, and I know how great the Aimee Mann discs sound (as well as Mo-Fi's rep for being AWESOME), so I think the occasional $25 a pop is worth while...
This is a little off subject, speaking of Mo-Fi, I have to give them and Universal Music props for their support of SACD, as well as Duetsche Grammophon and some others. Universal's October 26th slate is formidable, to say the least:
Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard (Polydor)
Eric Clapton - Slow Hand (Polydor)
Derek & the Dominoes - Layla (Polydor)
Nick Drake - A Collection [Greatest Hits] (Island)
Elton John - Captain Fantastic (Universal/Rocket)
Elton John - Elton John (Universal/Rocket)
Elton John - Honky Chateau (Universal/Rocket)
Elton John - Madman Across The Water (Universal/Rocket)
Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection (Universal/Rocket)
Now, if only I could find an online retailer that even acknowledges their existence! Oh, the saga continues!
Justin
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