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SACD - Dying already?

I just read the industry blurb in this month's TAS which described how it seems the stream of SACDs from Sony has pretty much dried up. I was in the largest local independent record store in my area last week and actually bought a SACD because it was music not available on CD. The SACD/DVD-A section was a bit smaller than a year ago and I asked the manager about it. He laughed and said they only sell 2-3 a month combined and he doesn't order many anymore.

Except for audiophiles, is anyone buying these things? Or, are all hopes and dreams of SACD slowly fading away (for at least Sony)?
tomryan
tomryan OP
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On that price thing...yep, I just saw a bunch of SACDs in Dearborn Music for $24.99. Again asked manager (who is a friend of mine) if they are selling any better, he said absolutely not. Said the "high res" discs have been moved three times throughout the store, each time to a less traveled and more out of the way place since they simply do not sell. He keeps them because Dearborn is and has always been an excellently stocked store but, at this point, they are simply "space takers".
rex
245 posts
 
I'm not surprised that your friend's store isn't moving SACDs. Why would anyone pay $24.99 for a disc that they can get at Best Buy or amazon.com for $14.99?
tomryan OP
796 posts
 
I checked Amazon for the make of SACDs and they charge $22.95. Also checked another brand which Dearborn sold for $22.95, Amazon had for $20.95. I have no idea what Best Buy sells 'em for or if they even carry 'em. Don't shop there much as it's one damn ugly place.
docw
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For bundy and you all, i have a recently acquired pioneer dv47ai and my system is hugely better than anyone i know. i have upgraded to affordable (junk to many of you rich guys) gear consisting of a roksan kandy ka i III and whatmough p31 with a subwoofer and lousy old 32 inch panasonic tv. but i am having trouble finding any sacd or dvd a i really want, except to try a diana krall or a few cd's from DGG or Sony.

Any rec's for this old audiophile classical and jazz buff?
adasilva
57 posts
 
Tower Records in Harvard Square is now selling many "current release" SACDs for $14.99. So now many of their SACDs are actually less expensive than the same recording on CD. Usually stores will discount the price like that when they're trying to get rid of something. Having said that I've never seen this big store so empty. You'd think that everyone was purchasing their Jazz or Classical CDs on Ebay or Amazon.
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