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Sour DOW/NASDAQ to kill digital future?

DO YOU THINK THAT THE PROMISE OF SACD OR DVD AUDIO WILL BE PUT ASIDE IN LIGHT OF THE LAST 12 MONTHS OF ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN HERE IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD. I AM VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO THE SACD FORMAT. BUT I AM FEELING THAT THIS FORMAT AND OTHERS MAY BE DOA PARTLY BECAUSE OF CERTAIN COMPANIES UNWILLINGNESS TO SPEND MONEY FOR NEW VENTURES IN UNCERTAIN TIMES. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
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tacs
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What keeps SACD from wide market acceptance is that it is not, to the eyes and ears of most consumers, a fundamental advance over CD. D was, in it's ease of use and noiselessness. But SACD is merely a premium audiophile upgrade to CD, therefore the vast majority do not see the need to buy more expensive soft+hardware.
However, if the deep pockets of audiophiles and thei disposable income is necessary for the continuation of SACD, then perhaps the market slowdown will have an effect. I don't ever expect SACDs to be any more widespread than Krell amplifiers, say.
tacs
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Thanks, Tommart, for the information. I stand somewhat corrected about the technical advance of SACD, however, I was speaking about the general public's possible unwillingness to finance a change of format..prices have to come down and down fast. If anyone can pull it off, it will be Sony.
I did listen to the multichannel SACD demo at Montreal and was extremely impressed with the sound.
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