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DVD-Audio media, thoughts? worth the cost of the media?

So I know that DVD-A is basically a "dead" media already but I am still interested in giving it a shot possibly.
Started looking at various titles and it seems that anything half decent is at least $50 and up to $200!
Anybody here has first hand experience with this media? Used it, abused it etc.
Would prefer to hear from people who have given it a try or are using DVD-A before I shell out some serious coin!
For example am I likely to hear a significant difference between a DVD-A and a SACD?
I think my system is revealing enough to tell ( I HOPE!)
Thank you in advance
uberwaltz

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uberwaltz OP
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I had forgotten I had started this thread a few years back...lol.
But as it has resurfaced time for an update.

For whatever reason there appeared a ton of DVD-A titles at fair prices so I bought quite a few.
Mostly Steven Wilson remastered King Crimson and Porcupine Tree stuff.
Which is exactly what I was hoping for all along.

Played back through my Esoteric DV-50 they certainly sound excellent and well worth the $17 to $23 I paid for each one.
Most have lots of bonus tracks and different mixes included too.
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@jafant
As of yet I have found zero dvd-a discs I would like to buy at what I would deem a fair price.
However I did pick up a couple of bluray audio discs reasonable and not sure how these compare but I was fairly impressed in the SQ.
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Wish I had some vinyl of that age, probably early 80 to 90 is majority of my collection.
But yes there were a LOT of very poor digital conversions in the early days and yes some are near unlistenable to .
If I see fair priced DVD a I may give one a try just as I have a few sacd discs bought at a fair price.
Might be time for a vinyl night tonight
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I do not believe I stated my opinion of vinyl...lol. Apart from that it is an obsolete medium from any technological viewpoint.
Does that mean it is bad? Of course not just an observation.
Do I own vinyl?
Yes lots.....lol.
But do I also appreciate the vast advances in technology since vinyl?
Hell yes!
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I was hoping somebody would think it had some redeeming features, after all if we just want to view media on a technical basis then vinyl should have been dead and buried decades ago.
But obviously it is not because of its other virtues, perceived or otherwise.
Thought there may have been a good reason people are asking so much money for DVD-A media!
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That's about what I figured but always been curious.
Guess I will stick with my Blusound full of ripped flac files and Tidal for now.
Maybe the bluray audio has promise?
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