SA-CD/DVD-A?

True, I don't see many SACD or DVDA in record stores, but who buys from record stores anyway? They never have much in the way of classical music on any media. Check out the web sources (such as elusivedisc.com or acousticsounds.com) and you will see many discs available.

well - consider me foolish, then, rob and i'll return the favor!

I agree that both SACD/DVD-A will basically remain audiophile formats, although I do see SACD lasting longer than either DVD-A or DualDisc. DVD-A suffered bad software support from its main supporter, Warner Music. And DualDisc is slipped out of the gates with compatibility issues. While SACD software is slow in coming in the US, I do see the support from labels like Universal and Telarc helping the format to gain a foothold.

In my opinion (we all have them )
If there was more SACD discs avaialable there would be much more interest.The list is still paultry.
Look at the Stones, Dylans, CCR, Pink Floyd discs they seem to sell well.
But, there is NO new music coming out in Hybrid SACD, Why ???
If it ever had a chance I thought the Hybrid dics were the answer to get this thing a Rolling.

If there is any irony in this thread, it would be listening to people talk about what how SACD's are an audiophile niche product and then go on to say that's why they're sticking with vinyl.

They have a small slot at RECORD STORES?

Hello?

It has been years since I have seen a RECORD STORE.

I've seen USED record stores.

Virtually everything promoted here on this forum is an audiophile niche product. You won't see much of what we purchase at your local Best Buy.
(Although, they actually do carry SACD's at Best Buy.)

Most of what we buy is found in little boutique audio stores, places that scare the bejeezus out of the average mass market consumer. Then, we trade it back and forth here on Audiogon, a niche marketplace.

I'm also not sure who it was that predicted High Rez digital was going to "take the world by storm." I never saw that prediction. I wouldn't have believed it if I had. There is always an adoption cycle for any new technology. The assumption that High Rez digital would be adopted by the mass MP3 buying market in just a few short years was either way too optimistic, delusional, or a red herring for a flawed argument.

If the worst case scenario is that High Rez will "only" survive as an audiophile niche product, then it will be in good company -- along with vinyl, tube gear, monoblocks, two-channel pre-amps....virtually everything we pursue here.