Is SACD a dead format?

This seems like deja vu...!
Remember the era of the BETA vs. VHS war...?

Cinematic Systems if you were actually switched onto music rather than gear you'd realise how silly your CD has had it's day theory.

Do you actually buy any music?

I've listened to highend SACD Players, High End DVD-Audio, and CD- all in my system. For Stereo listening, my Exemplar 2900 in CD mode is still preferred for most listening. Is SACD good? Yes. DVD-A? Sometimes good. Does DVD-A outperform CD? Not at my house.

For surround music- well, I believe surround is best left to movie soundtracks. I've NEVER heard music in surround that equalled- much less bettered- my stereo rig. That's why my Stereo is upstairs, and my Home Theater is downstairs.

Of course, Cinematic may disagree- but his moniker is Cinematic Systems, after all :)

Oh! and by the way, the improvement in the formats had nothing to do with expanding bits, but expanding channels.

Also, improved mastering. Arguably the greatest contribution SACD has made is to give record companies a reason/excuse to remaster their earlier, sonically poor efforts. And those same remastering jobs are now starting to show up on Redbook CDs. See, for example, the Dylan releases.

Why am I always forced to explain the obvious!

What is a DVD? Its a CD that holds more. DO YOU OWN A COMPUTER?

CDrom or DVDrom?

And Danlib what kind of transport does your universal player have?

You guys are funny, try thinking a little about the world not your little world.

CD's will not need to coexist with DVD's much longer, as DVD transports will be the only available transport. So why stay at 16/44.1 with redbook's slightly flawed allocation of bits? Are you going to tell me now that 24/96 PCM 2 channel is going to be inferior to 16/44.1?

My name has nothing to do with my ability to discern sound and quality of systems. Nor does it reflect any limitation to my desire to have the best sound at my house.
Since my two channel system easily surpasses yours Danlib, you may want to think about why I listen too 2 channel CD's in surround

PS: Don't bring a knife to a gunfight.