Does vinyl outsell the hi rez formats?

I'm fairly certain that vinyl outsells SACD, DVD-A, etc. due in no small part to the DJ culture that gives some momentum to LP sales. If you count the sales of used vinyl, it is certainly leaps and bounds above the hi-rez format commerce.

Is vinyl getting more issues and wider distribution?
Is there more and more vinyl play back gear coming out?
Is there more and more SACD/DVD-A in you local disposable electronics/software store in high res formats?

When was the last time you heard someone rant and rave about how great thier DVD-A or SACD sounded?

As for me the high res fomats are high hype and low performance compared to a standard CD. I had such high hopes but- - - - I think I put my money in a new Koetsu.

I have a Sony NS999ES SACD/DVD player, haven't ventured into DVD-A yet, and probably will not. Granted there is a larger selection of software there.

Signed, Underwhelmed by High Res,

loon

Long Live Analog! Every now & then I see something on being released on Sacd that makes me think darn I wish I still had a player. Then I remember that 80% of all Sacd's I purchased left me sonically disapointed! Buying a turntable 2 years ago was the best move I ever made! There are just more exciting titles being released by Classic Records, & Speakers Corners on vinyl to satisfy my musical interest. So vinyl will get my hard earned buck for many years to come!

Ok, let's use the RIAA figures. In 2003 the combined SACD and DVD-A units shipped equal 1.9 million with a value of 34.3 million. Vinyl has 1.5 million units shipped with a value of 21.7 million. It's clear that SACD and DVD-A have the higher numbers.

Loon, I rant and rave about SACD everyday!!! I might suggest that you try a better player than you're currently using and I think you will too. And btw, SACD has much, much more software available than DVD-A.

Manufacturers have for a long time kept ambiguous, difficult to understand, or poorly worded statistics regarding the sale of vinyl. They do not want formats to be dictated to them.

They ooccasionally bow to pressure from artists (I use that term loosely!) and occasionally consumers, but they really don't want to sell vinyl. Compaines like Acoustic Sounds or Simply Vinyl keep good records of their sales, but they are in the minority.

There really is no accurate way to know what is being sold, especially when one considers the huge 'used' market. People will even admit this if pressed, so just enjoy vinyl while you can, and prepare stories for the grand kids!