Will there ever be another meaningful SACD or DVD-Audio release?

[DrDennis]

Hello,

There has recently been announced and posted on this forum the first Blue Ray DVD-A/SACD Hybrid disc!

Also, Neil Young recently announced he intends to release his entire catalog on Blue Ray. I can't wait to hear it.

So it looks like the audiophile community will not be left behind in the pursuit of the best possible source reproduction in the home!

Cheers,

DrDennis

[deacongreg]

Originally Posted by Bob Walters

Folks,
What bothers me about the whole situation is: anybody that enjoys/is interested in SACD & DVD-A has the necessary equipment. If you want to get into the new lossless codecs, you need a new HDMI 1.3 player & 1.3 pre-pro or receiver. So what are you supposed to do with the "old" stuff [which may be expensive/high-end equipment]........chuck it???? I would love to see a re-birth of SACD/DVD-A! Just my 2 cents!

I agree that chucking is not good. Though, it seems sometimes they expect us as audiophiles to do so. Like we have all this disposable income lying around the house.

I just said this on another thread, depending on how far this all goes, should a lot more discs become available, what we may need is what I proposed during the format wars. A true "universal player"that plays sd cd`s, sacd`s, dvd-a`s, and blu-ray discs. Those of us that still have current universals, I guess we use them until they die off. Its unfortunate, but what else can we do at this point?