Another sign SACD is dying

there were literally hundreds of millions of lps around the world when the industry pulled the plug. the specialty companies that keep the lp alive (on a purely boutique basis) with new pressings, are only manufacturing 500 to 1500 of each title globally. its truly a labor of love. the sacd format, on the other hand, is stillborn. the titles being released now and in the immediate future were already in the pipeline. the hybrid releases where the last attempt to attract the consumer, and the fact is over 99% on those discs never see an sacd player. in fact over 60% never see any kind of conventional home stereo. its way too late to convert people to this hobby 3 at a time.

Are we talking 2 channel SACD?

Jaybo, I am refering to "audio" as a hobby..not SACD. I like the SACD sound. But I think people in general do "passive" listening. That is what is killing the hobby. With the fast pace of today's world they feel, that active listening is wha they cannot do. I am saying that invite such people to your home and have just 1 session. It is highly possible that you will invoke their interest. You cannot force anyone...but you have a fair chance of letting them "hear and see" what real music sounds like. (Yeah "see"..that is what 1 friend felt when I made him listen to Bolero SACD). Try it out..you have nothing to loose.

milpai_i didn't mean to be flipant. its just that of the hundreds of music collectors i know, only one other than myself even cares about hi end. more hi end companies will go belly up this year, than the last five combined.

Jaybo,

This has always been a small community. Why would the lack of the non-audiophile general public effect this hobby now?

I know chicken little is coming to theaters this weekend, but why are you stating that "the sky is falling"? The general public has never supported any audiophile companies, so why would they go bellyup?