Another sign SACD is dying

I used to be strictly into analog...but the cary 306 sacd player has changed all that.I hope SACD stays around for long long time.Plan to buy as many titles as i can....

I absolutely love SACD when I by chance buy one that has been recorded and produced with skill and emotion. Unfortunately, the vast majority of those I've purchased have disappointed me, especially since most of them cost at least $18. I'm not at all pleased by the limited and narrow choices (titles/genres) available to me, so I'm thankful that I'm pleased by how my player handles RedBk CDs. I do enjoy some classical music (though mostly violin and piano), as well as some classic jazz, but I'd love to buy some Charlie Hunter on SACD, as well as John Scofield, Kirk Whalum, and David Sánchez ... if the discs have been produced by people who care.

If the format is to gain wider appeal, some changes have to be made.

jactoy, no offense taken at all.

arkprof, I don't think it will gain wider appeal. This is it, audiophiles only, but it isn't going away. New titles are coming out. You can still get SACDs just like you can get the abandoned HDCD. If it were to disappear (which it won't becuase there isn't a better digital format even on the horizon), it would take about 15 years to happen. So, no worries. New stuff will come out recorded with pure DSD, not the crappy remakes. SACD isn't the end all of formats and won't last forever but neither will redbook. I think LPs might though.

Robm321: You're on the mark. I still pursue SACD, but today it was pure RedBook. I've got a Shanling, and it seems to do well with RdBks ... at least I enjoy what I hear ... very much. Recently I had Wadia 301 and then a 302 ... and I didn't enjoy the what I was hearing. Okay players, I think, but something wasn't working.

Must admit, my Pass has been replaced with a tube integrated and my Linbrooks were replaced by SuperAbbys and one Bailey. I love these Cains! Open, huge, involving, "musical" ... music like it should be!

One thing I don't understand. All SACDs that are being released now-a-days can be played back on regular CD players. So why does the record industry not produce SACD ONLY? That way people will be exposed to SACDs and they might discover the benefits that SACD has over regular CD.
This thought came when I was hearing the Ravel-Bolero last night. The Rapsodie Espagnole is absolutely stunning..I get floored evertime I listen to it. Yeah, like someone above mentioned..not all SACD recordings make night-day difference when compared to a CD.