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Why No New SACD Along With New Vinyl

Question- I don't understand why the companies that are issuing new vinyl releases don't also issue an SACD version at the same time. I assume they are remastering the vinyl and I understand that they sometimes use high resolution digital as the source, so wouldn't it only be marginally more expensive to simultaneously release an SCAD and capture both ends of the high end market?

I personally have a universal player and no turntable and listen to rock, not jazz. I subscribe online to the Acoustic Sounds new releases email. They are constantly reissuing vinyl of 60's - 90's rock, but not the equivalent SACD. I'd buy almost every one in SACD. There must be as many SACD players out there as turntables- why forgo half the high end market for what appears to be marginal added cost?

I'm not trying to start an analog vs. digital discussion. I simply don't understand why this doesn't happen
mitchell

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merganser
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You can thank Sony's lack of support along with the greed of musicians/agents in that for releases in the USA, they wanted 3 times the royalties due to the 3 layers on hybrid SACD's. That alone killed it here.

Hi-rez Blu-Ray? Yeah, I'm not buying that one. At least, not hi-rez like SACD.
merganser
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"According to the RIAA, vinyl outsells SACD and DVD-audio combined by a 4-to-1 margin. Business is business, sad to say."

If that were the case, then someone is making very poor business decisions as there were only 1 million new LP's sold last year. Compared to CD sales, LP sales aren't even a drop in the bucket. You also have to consider the fact that the RIAA counts most SACD's as CD's in their stats. A fact that would boost SACD sales above that of LP's.

"I'd also have to disagree with the statement--->"There must be as many SACD players out there as turntables. There's just no way."

I just read that there are over 13 million SACD players in public hands. Quite a lot, when you think about it. Any idea of how many working TT's are out there?
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