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RE: Uh...because you like music?

I understand, and I agree completely with your optimism about Blu-ray music. I am buying a player to get ready for it and also to watch the occasional movie. I am on board with Blu-ray. I am not fighting it like a few in this forum. I completely agree that SACD's days are probably numbered, though the new releases keep coming for now. It ain't dead yet.

It's just that, as long as SACD players are still supported, we will not have to rebuy, unless Blu-ray sonics are far superior to SACD. That may or may not be true. We shall see. I personally do not expect any great sonic breakthroughs here over SACD, although I would welcome 7.0 or 7.1 channel music. Nor do I think hi rez PCM is necessarily a step backwards from DSD, as do several zealots in this forum.

Meanwhile, besides Oppo, Denon is realeasing a $3,800 Blu-ray machine with SACD support. Sony just released a $1,400 SACD/CD machine. Marantz has some new 2-channel SACD machines, and there is a 6-month old, $10,000 stereo player from Playback Designs. This may be the last hurrah for SACD, but we shall see.

I think prospects for Blu-ray music discs are excellent. The installed base of Blu-ray players in homes already far exceeds anything SACD might have dreamed of. But, there are some key marketing and software creation uncertainties. The medium is not even on the lauching pad yet, maverick discs like Divertimenti notwithstanding. How long will it take for a reasonable-sized repertoire to be built? Many years, probably. So, in the long run, with proper marketing and support from recording labels (a rather large if), I believe your forecast for Blu-ray stands a very good chance of success. But, it is not a lay-up by any means. Hopefully, the industry will be patient and persistent with it.

Meanwhile, we both need to put on our flak jacets against the tirades of DSD zealots/PCM haters here in this forum who are clueless as to the economic realities that will make or break Blu-ray and SACD for music releases.

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