Another sign SACD is dying

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.

the sales of sacd are not supporting the format's future plain and simple. digital downloading, the redbook cd(and lps made in 'very,very small runs' is the future business model.

sacd hardware sales have been so small(in the scheme of things)that there is no need for a graceful exit. the music companies are driven by revenue,nothing more.