Coping in an Age of Uncertainty

SACD and DVDA are crippled at the starting gate

1. People are not going to replace their CD collections.
2. Source material is too slow arriving in the marketplace.
DVD source material moved quickly into marketplace, I think
because of the DVD rental market.
3. Teen-agers won't fork out the cash - huge marketshare
4. CD replaced vinyl - audio quality didn't figure in. QED

Over a year and half later from when this post was originally started and you could ask the same question.

On the eve of 2003, WHERE'S THE MUSIC?

With all disrespect, how many music lovers are satisfied with the assortment of titles available on SACD (or DVD-A) as of December 31, 2002?

It reminds me of a joke that the owner of Wilson Audio supposedly used to tell. He claimed that he sold a $150,000 WAMM system to a well-to-do farmer in Nebraska who only owned 15 albums, 6 of them by Conway Twitty... and those were the good ones.

Personally, "Tony Bennett Unplugged" and Eugene Ormandy conducting the Cleveland Orchestra aren't my idea of great music in any format. Last time I looked, EVERY SINGLE ONE of the SACD titles available was a similar old chestnut from the Sony/Columbia archives, aimed squarely at casual listeners.

So far, SACD versus DVD-A is shaping up to be the war of elevator music formats!

Conceivably, with CES 2003 now open for business, some further clarity for all of us will be realized. In the meantime, the Audio Aero Capitole Mk. 2 is a compelling alternative for the full enjoyment of our vast CD collections. Run directly into a power-amp- it is remarkable. Watch for their new SACD player- it could be a monster !! As for SACD software- we can only hope that the catalog expands exponentially and preferably not only with titles officially sanctioned by the OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY..

All I know is that I am willing to bet....

Vinyl will outlast CD, SACD, and DVDa.

LOL

KF