What happened with the SACD format?

Is it true that the Sony´s plant that processes SACDs is closed and there are not new realizes?

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buconero117 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,311 posts 04-14-2014 at 03:15pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Yes, the plant has closed but production of SACD's will continue at the plants that do Blu-Ray.
ampup Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 12 posts 07-09-2014 at 12:27pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Red book playback on the better transports and processors is getting so good that SACD is no longer the next step up in digital as it was in the past.
don_c55 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,025 posts 07-09-2014 at 08:38pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It is still alive. Amazon has 4000 titles. The format is 98% classical and Jazz, which is 2% of the total music market. SACD production is mostly in Europe. The format is more popular there. CD playback has improved in the last 10 years, and is very close in quality.
aplhifi Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 515 posts 07-09-2014 at 03:06pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete There are many SACDs released every year by different labels. Though CD playback has technologically improved over the years, there is no way it can come close to SACD, IMO. Simple test would be recording an LP to CD (44.1/16) quality and to SACD (DSD). The latter sounds much closer to the vinyl/analog. Best wishes, Alex Peychev APL Hi-Fi