USB Cards to Replace Compact Discs?

Blinjim - Exactly, we're minority here. The only reason, in my opinion they even went to SACD, HDCD and DVD-A was to introduce strong copy protection (SACD cannot be copied at all). This is understandable since making CD with royalties costs about $1. Recently 20th Century started selling DVDs (movies) in China at $2 admitting to small profit (now we now what region code is for).

According to RIAA I cannot even make backup copy of my own CD. They not going to win this since more and more people start using (also illegal) servers.

SACD failed partially because of very small demand but also because it cannot be copied for backup or used with a server.

Kudo's to those cyber geeks that have written apps which can extract the higher res audio from all BUT SACD so far.

As intent as they seem to be to keep people from copying and transmitting recorded info there will always be those who can and will figure out a way around things... from what I see though, it's being done on merely a personal level for ease of use, archiving and the now and then share.

I'd think by now they would have explored other viable means of revenue streams like making available high res dupes from the orig masters for those who wish for such things.

I mean they've already got the info on hand, and need now only a means to convey it easily... and oooh... there's that new thingy called the web... and as said, subscriptions.

hey record companies! we want first off quality audio! Can you hear me/us now?

Sucks to be ignored.... huh?

Several studios have been getting the DSD information from SACD's. We've been doing it for HDtracks for almost 2 yr.