Another sign SACD is dying

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.

8 tracks, beta, audio cassettes, VHS, SACD.
Get the picture?