Coping in an Age of Uncertainty

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

its beginning to look like sacd is going to survive. it doesnt take a lot of money to try this format. the low end sony dvd/sacd/cdps are one way to economize.
i got a ns500v for $161 delivered, sacd sounds fine, dvd is fine, and redbook cd is XLNT! i read that sony upsamples the cd to dsd and thus avoids the filtration problem that happens when you filter near the passband. whatever, i am a happy camper. this is the best sounding cdp ive ever had in the house and the cheeeepest ive ever had. im not replacing all my cd inventory with available sacds so im avoiding that expense.
im building the sacd inventory SLOWLY, and now i can buy dts and dvda if i want because they have compatible tracks.
.......regards.......tr

Someone recently said that thousands of years from now archaeologists will be able to play LPs with a pine neeedle, while being baffled by assorted silvery discs!