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Why didn't the DAD format take off??

I own a few of the Classic Records DAD discs...Muddy Waters' "Folksinger", the Duke Ellington/Louis Armstrong disc, and the two Sam Phillips albums. I play them on my unmodded Pioneer DV-05 and they all sound great...much better than the same redbook CDs. I realize that the format may not be quite as good as DVD-A or SACD, but most people already have regular DVD players in their home. We can all play them right now...without any upgrades...and they'll sound great. What happened?? Why didn't more people release DAD discs, and why did Classic stop issueing them?? I do think they were a little too pricey, but other than that...I'm puzzled. Was it just a case of bad timing (with the release of DVD-a and SACD on the horizon)??
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gpalmer
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I agree that the DADs were a nice format. I personally like them very much since even though I own a DVD-Audio player, even if DVD-Audio fails, I will still be able to get better than CD quality playback on any DVD player. I think the 24/96 playback thing is player dependant, since as I remember my Pioneer 38a does output 24/96. Since I had ModWright tweak the Pioneer though, it's output is better than my Sunfire so I use it almost exclusively.

Greg
beowulf
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I've purchased a number of 24/96 disks. Classic and Chesky. I find the sound is wonderful. Anything in this format which even reomotely interests me I would buy. I'm tired of waiting for DVD-A. Sony/Phillips did nothing to upgrade the quality of CD until the patents started running out. If SACD takes over you can expect the same thing again.
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jfrech
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I have a Muse 9 sig that sounds great with the DAD's. I'm really surprised that format didn't get anywhere either. I tend to agree that it just got lost in the SACD DVD-A stuff...
eldragon
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Nobody is yet sure if SACD or DVD-a will go anywhere either. I hope it will, but i do not like their (its) chances.
gpalmer
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If you like classical, the Naxos Musical Journey DADs are also excellant and is yet another company which released on this format.

Greg
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