PYRO Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 Waiting for the new Rotel player! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 PB>>The quality of the sonics won't do it; it will take miniaturization to topple the CD.<< I hope not. I can barely read the liner notes for CD's now, and that's with glasses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strabo Posted December 24, 2002 Share Posted December 24, 2002 ---------------- On 12/23/2002 4:59:57 PM Prana-Bindu wrote: I believe both formats will fail and CD's will be replaced by a format with a smaller form-factor. The quality of the sonics won't do it; it will take miniaturization to topple the CD. Take it easy on me, please. ---------------- I hope your wrong. I would love to see Hi Rez make it in either form. The worst case would be to have a new smaller format with reduced resolution take off. Ugh. Imagine what would happen to the LP market if that happened. What might make it go is the "gimmick" of Multichannel. A lot of home stereos and/or people just can't hear the difference, or don't care to hear the difference so why spend the money. But if they could be sold MC they might bite. I don't mind MC as long as there is a two channel (not folded down) Hi-Rez layer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdm56 Posted December 25, 2002 Share Posted December 25, 2002 I agree that the mass market will determine the successor to the good ol' CD. But I think that DVD-Audio and/or SACD ~will~ go mass market successfully, as soon as the digital transmission / copy management concerns of the record company scum-bags are ironed out. And I think that will be soon. We may not love the results (limited or prohibited copying), but at least we can move on to the next plateau of audio reproduction. Besides record company folks need lots of money to buy cocaine and other business essentials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard of OBV Posted December 28, 2002 Share Posted December 28, 2002 I have gone the DVD-A route, mainly due to the Dead releasing American Beauty in DVD-A. I have listened without my system complete yet (Klipsch Academy and two more Cornwalls on the way!)and am blown away by the sound quality! Much better that two channel CD... Wiz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted December 28, 2002 Share Posted December 28, 2002 Both formats will survive. DVD-A will succeed in the multi-channel arena, catering to those already comfortable and exposed to 'DVD'. This technology has already been accepted by 'joe six-pack', so anything with 'DVD' in the title -- can be successfully marketed to the masses. SACD will continure to cater to the high-end, with it's strength being superior 2-channel reproduction (no fold down). I own the 9000es. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J M O N Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 I recently purchased an inexpensive DVD player. I happened to find a Sony that also played SACD. I decided to go ahead and try SACD out since it didn't cost very much, even though I purchased it for the DVD function (my first ever DVD player!). I got it for $150 on clearance from Best Buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommytutor Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 SACD Sony DVP-nc650V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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