An SACD question

Kal: "I am still on the bandwagon because there is really nothing better yet, especially for multichannel."

Me too. Mine are virtually all Classical, altho I just ordered Analogue Productions' new rerelease of the Dave Brubeck Quartet's 'Time Out'. I read reviews in several print mags and look at SACD.net every day.

I have maybe a thousand Classical and film-music discs, about 60-40 CDs and SACDs, and not a single CD sounds as transparent as a typical SACD. Interestingly, the better my MC system has gotten over the last few years, the getter sounding both disc types get, but the sounds from SACDs improve more than those of the CDs.

I LOVE 'em and will keep buying them as long as I can find them.
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Still buying - I got in the game late.

Still buying. It is always my first choice. Sometimes I must wait for the SACD release but it is worth it. Film music is always better rendered on SACD.

I will prefer an SACD, all things being equal, and will sometimes take a flyer on an SACD, just because it is an SACD.

I still buy both new and used SACDs (but only the hybrid variety) and would hate to see them go away. However, I am just as likely to buy new or used CDs labeled as K2HD, XRCD, or Ultra HD. I also continue to buy both new and used redbook CDs, but in the case of new redbook CDs, I now limit my buying strictly to those that have received good reviews (or word of mouth) for sonics.