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  1. Kevin C Brown

    Sony already giving up on SACD as a CD replacement....

    I think that if SACD stays "small" and more "audiophile oriented" than mainstream, then there's a better chance of SACDs actually continuing to be better quality than CD. Not "elitist" or anything, I just look to the current state of vinyl vs CD as the example. Most vinyl that comes out...
  2. Kevin C Brown

    Sony already giving up on SACD as a CD replacement....

    Yeah, some of the early London records Stones CDs are said to rival the SACDs in sound quality...
  3. Kevin C Brown

    Sony already giving up on SACD as a CD replacement....

    Maybe Keith has a point. Maybe we all should *want* SACD to remain a niche product. If SACD does become mainstream, does that mean all the studios in the world are going to upgrade from PCM to DSD mastering? No. They are just going to take their crappy PCM masters and convert them to DSD to get...
  4. Kevin C Brown

    Sony already giving up on SACD as a CD replacement....

    Hee, hee. Somehow, I don't think the Stones would be put out on SACD if Sony didn't want it to become a mainstream technology. (But OK, they *are* hybrids.) But a better example, thread over in the "players" section, I *really* don't think Sony would do a 400 disc, MP3 capable, DVD/SACD...
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