Borders Now Carrying Super Audio Discs!

Lee Scoggins · 07-13-2004, 12:54 PM

Good news! Borders, one of the last holdouts, has begun carrying SACDs in many of their metropolitan stores.

While in Atlanta today I saw today almost a full bin of SACDs separate from the main inventory which is easier to hunt with. They had a good selection of Mofis, Harmonia Mundis, all the good Universal titles, Naxos, Channel Classics, Vanguard, Telarc, Fantasy and Sonys. I was surprised to see as many newer titles as Tower has.

The manager said they are getting more interest from jazz and classical buyers.

Justin Lane · 07-13-2004, 04:21 PM

One of the Borders around my way has had a DVD-A section for a couple years. Mixed in this section I can usually find some SA-CD. The other Borders has SA-CD usually mixed in with the regular CDs. Though they carry selctions from quite a few labels, the overall offering is quite small when compared to Best Buy (which has a pretty small selection in its own right).

I was also just in one of the Philadelphia Borders. They have zero SA-CD outside of the single inventory releases.

Conclusion: Each Borders is handling Hi-res in its own way, and being a metropolitan store has no bearing on their Hi-res offerings.

J

Phil A · 07-13-2004, 06:02 PM

Some reported SACDs in Borders over 6 mos. ago on Audio Asylum. I have not gone recently but went to see it after reading the post and as Justin indicated each store is different. They had nothing when I visited the one close to where I live.

Lee Scoggins · 07-13-2004, 08:08 PM

Hmmmm...many current titles have been in the bins recently.

I think each store is different with probably more metropolitan stores carrying more inventory.

This is real progress for Borders though.

Phil A · 07-13-2004, 09:55 PM

I'll have to check it out again. It is not far from me and on the way to the gym. When I went you could find stuff like the Stones or Dylan but no DVD-As or other SACDs. They had no separate section for hi-rez and not a single hi-rez disc for sure in the jazz or classical sections.

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Michael St. Clair · 07-14-2004, 10:09 AM

I will check my local location this weekend. Best Buy selection is declining so this would help me out, my Borders is just across the street from Best Buy.

Darryl · 07-14-2004, 12:22 PM

I've been purchasing SACD and DVD-A from Borders for at least 18 months now, probably more like 2 years or more. They've had a small dedicated hi-res bin for at least a year here in Albuquerque.

I bought from Borders because they used to offer $40 gift certificates for $20 through Discover Card's cash back bonus program, plus you can usually get another 20% off on top of that. Their prices are higher than other sources, but after all the discounts you could get a $21 disc for $8.50. Unfortunately they dropped the $40 gift certificate down to $25, which means those $21 discs cost me $13.50 now, about the same as buying them from Best Buy but with extra hassle - no longer worth it.

Lee Scoggins · 07-14-2004, 03:33 PM

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I bought from Borders because they used to offer $40 gift certificates for $20 through Discover Card's cash back bonus program, plus you can usually get another 20% off on top of that. Their prices are higher than other sources, but after all the discounts you could get a $21 disc for $8.50.

That's good news Darryl. Thanks for sharing. I'm glad New Mexico Borders have been in Super Audio for a while. Up until about 2 months ago they had absolutely nothing here.

Best Buy is cheaper before promotions. My Allman Brothers disc was $18.99. Ouch!

Rachael B · 07-14-2004, 10:32 PM

Lee, it were $14.99 at Busted Buy... 2 fresh copies for every store!

GlennH · 07-15-2004, 08:16 AM

I bought the Alison Krauss + Union Station Live SACD at the Borders in Monroeville PA over 9 months ago.