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Clinging to hope: anything new coming out/in process?

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Posted on October 23, 2009 at 19:19:49
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 Hoping for something on SACD

Is it as closed down as I'm perceiving?

While waiting for a copy of UP and Peter Gabriel 2, or perhaps a lucky snag of the Groove Armada Lovebox SACD for a price under $53,480; I was hoping to buy something. HMV Japan has Groove Armada, "Hello Nightclub" for under $1500, then there's shipping to USA that will cost me my old cat.
Maybe I'll try the Tutti Classical sampler, or one of the Depeche Mode. I saw on "we charge more than retail" Music Direct; that there are some Coltrane SACDs labeled "TBD;" which means "terribly bad dream," or, when pigs fly...

Sorry in advance if I'm a downer, but I really am trying to get to 40 SACDs, - I think that it's just not possible. :-( :-(



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A blindness that touches perfection,
But hurts just like anything else.
RE: Clinging to hope: anything new coming out/in process?, posted on October 28, 2009 at 12:43:56
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 Probably not with rock/pops, I am afraid. Classical is where the SACD action is. The releases just keep coming.

Time to broaden your musical tastes-try classical nt, posted on October 28, 2009 at 02:56:42
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or, one could also say, - the most popular SACDs are rock - so make more of them -t, posted on October 28, 2009 at 16:29:38
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But SACD must be unpopular or unknown to rock lovers . ., posted on October 29, 2009 at 01:38:12
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 Otherwise, there would be more rock SACD's. The classical listener must be more sophisticated in knowing what SACD is or more willing to pay a premium for sound quality.

Classical listeners start out as an obscure minority, posted on October 29, 2009 at 09:36:15
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 and SACD is marketed to them.

I find it ironic that the most popular SACDs are rock.

I look at it as a cowardly cop-out; taking the easy way out. It's certainly cheaper to market to an older crowd, who has more disposable income, whose music starts off with much better recording values and recordings, and; finally, - who is more likely to sit down and just listen for its own sake.

At the end of the day, - the recordings, (or eq'ed masters), that are most in need of improving are crappy, compressed, rock recordings. And, the genre in most need of copy protection, - (one of SACD's selling points), - is the rock world.

Can you imagine what could've happened if ABKCO would've actually put the letters SACD anywhere on their Rolling Stones re-issues? Can you imagine what could've happened if the Beatles re-masters or the U2 remasters would've been done on Hybrid SACD discs?

It would've put a helluva lot more Classical SACDS out there for you. There are 5550 SACDs out there, and 3/4 of them are Classical and half of them are crap from places like Chesky; 3rd rate copy-cat-artists who no one is interested in.

And the most popular, and best selling SACDs are all rock....

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RE: Classical listeners start out as an obscure minority, posted on October 30, 2009 at 07:41:43
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 I agree with your post. If they didn't put SACD on the Rolling Stones albums is there any way to know you are getting one when buying used discs in a record store?
thanks
barondla

The best that I can figure: ABKCO was incredibly afraid, posted on October 30, 2009 at 10:49:55
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 of putting SACD on this disc for fear of anyone questioning whether or not it would play on their regular CDP or whatever. Maybe it was in the days before Hybrid SACDs. With all of the stickers that come on the shrink wrap, - they could've just put IMPROVED-ENHANCED sound on it; and explain SACD later.
People are buying the new U2 re-masters for the "new digital remasters" and a bonus track or two. Why not put just one bonus track on those SACDs, put their website everywhere, - and a giant splash page on that website that says how they improved the Rolling Stones with this "new" (sic), superior, SACD technology. "Order all of the RS now on Hybrid SACD; see how much better the sound is. Coming up, - the Who."



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A blindness that touches perfection,
But hurts just like anything else.
RE: Classical listeners start out as an obscure minority, posted on October 29, 2009 at 17:36:51
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 Most of the first class classical labels release their music in SACD. Among them, HM, Channel, Chandos, BIS, MD&G, CPO, Praga. Pentatone made their name in Classical Music world through SACD release. I have 2,000CDs +SACDs. And in the past 10 years, I have not bought anything new talents from major labels.

Hear that: wish that there were jazz and rock labels: USA closures, posted on October 30, 2009 at 07:19:11
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Is the closure of the two USA pressing plants that were SACD capable going to affect the amount of classical, (and all), SACD production? Was it recent? Seems like the only label that does rock/jazz SACDs are Mobile Fidelity. I wonder if they'll keep going.

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You didn't know about the upcoming SACDs from Nat "King" Cole, Doobie Bros. and The Band?,, posted on October 25, 2009 at 23:01:22
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 Mobile Fidelity has announced 2 SACD titles each from The Band and the Doobie Bros.

I believe there will be 3 SACD being released for Nat "King" Cole. Remastering is being done by Steve Hoffman.

Otherwise, they're tons of pop/rock SACDs available on ebay.

also John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Charles Mingus..., posted on October 26, 2009 at 11:14:37
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 Analogue Productions - Blue Note Series SACD

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - Moanin' Product No: CBNJ 84003 SA stereo released
Art Taylor - A.T.'s Delight Product No: CBNJ 84047 SA stereo released
Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else Product No: CBNJ 81595 SA stereo
Cliff Jordan and John Gilmore - Blowing In From Chicago Product No: CBNJ 81549 SA stereo
Dexter Gordon - Dexter Calling Product No: CBNJ 84083 SA stereo released
Dexter Gordon - Go Product No: CBNJ 84112 SA stereo
Dizzy Reece - Soundin' Off Product No: CBNJ 84033 SA stereo
Duke Jordan - Flight to Jordan Product No: CBNJ 84046 SA stereo
Fred Jackson - Hootin' 'N Tootin' Product No: CBNJ 84094 SA stereo released
Freddie Hubbard - Hub Cap Product No: CBNJ 84073 SA stereo
Freddie Hubbard - Hub-Tones Product No: CBNJ 84115 SA stereo
Grant Green - Grantstand Product No: CBNJ 84086 SA stereo
Grant Green - Green Street Product No: CBNJ 84071 SA stereo
Grant Green - Idle Moments Product No: CBNJ 84154 SA stereo
Hank Mobley - A Caddy For Daddy Product No: CBNJ 84230 SA stereo
Hank Mobley - Dippin' Product No: CBNJ 84209 SA stereo
Hank Mobley - No Room For Squares Product No: CBNJ 84149 SA stereo
Hank Mobley - Peckin' Time Product No: CBNJ 81574 SA stereo
Hank Mobley - Workout Product No: CBNJ 84080 SA stereo
Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage Product No: CBNJ 84195 SA stereo
Horace Parlan - Movin' & Groovin' Product No: CBNJ 84028 SA stereo
Horace Silver - The Tokyo Blues Product No: CBNJ 84110 SA stereo
Horace Silver Quintet & Trio - Blowin' The Blues Away Product No: CBNJ 84017 SA stereo
Ike Quebec - Blue & Sentimental Product No: CBNJ 84098 SA stereo
Ike Quebec - It Might As Well Be Spring Product No: CBNJ 84105 SA stereo
Ike Quebec - Soul Samba Bossa Nova Product No: CBNJ 84114 SA stereo
Jackie McLean - Capuchin Swing Product No: CBNJ 84038 SA stereo released
Jackie McLean - Jackie's Bag Product No: CBNJ 84051 SA stereo
Jackie McLean - New Soil Product No: CBNJ 84013 SA stereo
Jimmy Smith - Back At The Chicken Shack Product No: CBNJ 84117 SA stereo
Jimmy Smith - Midnight Special Product No: CBNJ 84078 SA stereo
Joe Henderson - Page One Product No: CBNJ 84140 SA stereo
John Coltrane - Blue Train Product No: CBNJ 81577 SA stereo released
John Patton - Along Came John Product No: CBNJ 84130 SA stereo
Johnny Griffin - Introducing Johnny Griffin Product No: CBNJ 81533 SA multichannel
Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue Product No: CBNJ 84123 SA stereo
Kenny Burrell - On View at the Five Spot Cafe Product No: CBNJ 84021 SA stereo
Kenny Dorham - Whistle Stop Product No: CBNJ 84063 SA stereo released
Lee Morgan - Lee-way Product No: CBNJ 84034 SA stereo released
Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder Product No: CBNJ 84157 SA stereo
Lou Donaldson - Blues Walk Product No: CBNJ 81593 SA stereo
Lou Donaldson - Here 'Tis Product No: CBNJ 84066 SA stereo
Lou Donaldson - Sunny Side Up Product No: CBNJ 84036 SA stereo
Lou Donaldson - The Time Is Right Product No: CBNJ 84025 SA stereo
Paul Chambers - Whims of Chambers Product No: CBNJ 1534 SA mono
Sonny Rollins - Vol. 2 Product No: CBNJ 1558 SA mono
Stanley Turrentine - Up At Minton's Volume 1 Product No: CBNJ 84069 SA stereo
The 3 Sounds - Bottom's Up Product No: CBNJ 84014 SA stereo
The 3 Sounds - Introducing The 3 Sounds Product No: CBNJ 81600 SA stereo
Walter Davis Jr. - Davis Cup Product No: CBNJ 84018 SA stereo

Analogue Productions - Impulse Series SACD

Art Blakey - !!Art Blakey!! Jazz Messengers!! Product No: CIPJ 7 SA stereo
Ben Webster - See You at the Fair Product No: CIPJ 65 SA stereo
Charles Mingus - Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus Product No: CIPJ 54 SA stereo
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and The Sinner Lady Product No: CIPJ 35 SA stereo
Coleman Hawkins - Today And Now Product No: CIPJ 34 SA stereo
Coleman Hawkins - Wrapped Tight Product No: CIPJ 87 SA stereo
Count Basie - Count Basie & The Kansas City 7 Product No: CIPJ 15 SA stereo
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane - Duke Ellington & John Coltrane Product No: CIPJ 30 SA stereo
Duke Ellington and Coleman Hawkins - Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins Product No: CIPJ 26 SA stereo
Elvin Jones - Dear John C. Product No: CIPJ 88 SA stereo
Freddie Hubbard - The Artistry Of Freddie Hubbard Product No: CIPJ 27 SA stereo
Freddie Hubbard - The Body & The Soul Product No: CIPJ 38 SA stereo
Gil Evans - Out Of The Cool Product No: CIPJ 4 SA stereo
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme Product No: CIPJ 77 SA stereo
John Coltrane - Coltrane Product No: CIPJ 21 SA stereo
John Coltrane - John Coltrane Quartet Plays Product No: CIPJ 85 SA stereo
John Lee Hooker - It Serve You Right To Suffer Product No: CIPJ 9103 SA stereo
Johnny Hartman - The Voice That Is Product No: CIPJ 74 SA stereo
McCoy Tyner - Inception Product No: CIPJ 18 SA stereo
McCoy Tyner - Nights Of Ballads And Blues Product No: CIPJ 39 SA stereo
Oliver Nelson - The Blues and the Abstract Truth Product No: CIPJ 5 SA stereo
Roy Haynes Quartet - Out Of The Afternoon Product No: CIPJ 23 SA stereo
Shelly Manne - 2, 3, 4 Product No: CIPJ 20 SA stereo
Sonny Rollins - On Impulse Product No: CIPJ 91 SA stereo
Sonny Stitt & Paul Gonsalves - Salt & Pepper Product No: CIPJ 52 SA stereo

and don't forget Aerosmith "Rocks" :^) (nt), posted on October 29, 2009 at 09:49:01
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RE: also John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Charles Mingus..., posted on October 26, 2009 at 14:01:14
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 I own perhaps 200 jazz SACDs and hoped to have all of those listed above by now. However, the above listing is simultaneously accurate and, unfortunately, incorrect.

Approximately 18 months ago Acoustic Sounds announced that 25 Blue Note SACD jazz reissues would be released over the following year. I subscribed to the series.

Some months later the company advertised that 25 additional Blue Notes would follow the first group, and that 25 Impulse jazz SACDs would then be issued.

These 75 albums are the same titles that the company currently is reissuing in 45rpm lp's.

Thus, the albums listed above.

Unfortunately, only 8 of the first batch...and none of the others...have been released, and my inquiry to Acoustic Sounds several weeks ago obtained no additional information. It certainly would be a boon to hi rez jazz listeners for all 75 to be distributed, but as one who's given the company my credit card, I'm rather skeptical.
And as such, I won't wait and I purchase the 45RPM albums..., posted on October 26, 2009 at 23:17:56
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 and I cancelled my AP subscription and now subscribe only to the Music Matters Blue Notes...

Yes, they don't put out SACD's, but at least I'm not being bullshitted and having to wait YEARS to get an album...


Rick
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RE: also John Coltrane, Art Blakey, Charles Mingus..., posted on October 26, 2009 at 14:13:06
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 "Unfortunately, only 8 of the first batch...and none of the others...have been released"

they are "in process" :)

Contradiction in terms: "tons" and "SACD" -t, posted on October 26, 2009 at 09:00:58
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A blindness that touches perfection,
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So far, the Cole SACDs seem to be vapor., posted on October 26, 2009 at 00:26:48
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 No place to preorder the Nat "King" Cole SACDs anywhere; Yes, they were demoed apparently in Colorado; (local to me) -- but, over the years I've learned to not trust "Coming Soon" when it comes to SACD.

It often means nothing.

(See: King Crimson, Rush, PF Wish You Were Here, the rest of Bob Dylan's albums -- I'm probably missing a bunch.)

RE: So far, the Cole SACDs seem to be vapor., posted on October 26, 2009 at 15:27:59
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 The Nat King Cole SACD is definitely in the works.

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As soon as they're available to preorder.. I'll do it..., posted on October 26, 2009 at 16:56:25
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 Let us know? :)

Thanks,

-Michi

RE: So far, the Cole SACDs seem to be vapor., posted on October 26, 2009 at 15:40:49
Hiro
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 Hi Michael,

speaking of SACDs in the works.. is there any chance we are going to see the new Eric Bibb album released on SACD?

the below track is classic!

RE: So far, the Cole SACDs seem to be vapor., posted on October 26, 2009 at 10:48:37
Hiro
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 the Wish You Were Here SACD was also recently demoed!

PS Does anybody know how to get a promotional copy? ;-)

Fascinating thread. You forgot to include the replies., posted on October 26, 2009 at 14:48:47
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 Complete thread:

http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=195941


navman
RE: Fascinating thread. You forgot to include the replies., posted on October 26, 2009 at 14:56:30
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 I hope the SACD is worth the wait!

RE: LOL, posted on October 26, 2009 at 14:59:39
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 Hope you are patient...........
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I wish...... but...., posted on October 26, 2009 at 12:04:10
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 What Metralla says is correct: This is a "friend of a friend of a friend" sort of rumor.

Also, the psoter said that the owner of Acoustic Sounds "went to A studio" and heard "a 5.1 version" of WYWH.

That doesn't mean it's the SACD mix he heard, or that the SACD is coming soon.

This could be some mix of the individual song for a Pink Floyd DVD, that we'll receive in glorious 384kbps Dolby Digital.

No, really, I -wish- there was a lead on this disc. But SACD manufacturing capacity doesn't even seem to be up to handling a release like Wish You Were Here at this point. (AFAIK, no pressing plants in the US.)

... They waited too long. Animals and WYWH should have been out on SACD years ago. And they would have sold, like DSOTM did.

Now we can hope for a release in Dolby Digital, or Blu Ray if the stars align.

I hope I'm wrong. I hope you get to post a "toldja so" later. Because I'd put up with ridicule and being publically wrong, if it meant having this disc.

We're definitely talking about the WYWH SACD here, not dolby digital or, posted on October 26, 2009 at 14:09:36
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 blu-ray shmooray.

I hope I'm wrong. I hope th others in the thread are wrong..., posted on October 26, 2009 at 17:17:52
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... The peanut gallery doesn't seem to be too favorable:


"This allegedly proposed release seems unlikely."

"Sounds more like a rumor than truth to me. Doubt this will get released."

"Don't bet on ever seeing this. Major releases of 5.1 music is close to dead."

"I doubt it as well, though the constant delays may be due to the shelving of the SACD release and the 5.1 master put on Blu-Ray."

"I seriously doubt that this will ever be officially released."

"the mix is ready, but it's not scheduled to be happening"

"with every thing PF, it's down to Gilmour and Waters. IMO, I just don't think they really care enough to see it through."

"going SACD for a big name release would be a step backward."

"However, the more likely option that will appear is that it won't show at all."


... etc etc etc.

If these are audiophiles or *at very least* enthusiasts, then imagine what the record companies' "focus groups" are saying.

I've just been brought up so many times about this potential release only to be let down, over and over again. What frustrates me the most is that the artwork, mix, everything, appears to be *done*, but probably one or two people in the pipleine are keeping it from happening.

At this point, if they pressed 1000 of them and sold them for $60 a piece, i'd buy a few copies. WYWH would be the cherry on top of my SACD collection.

I'd agree though with a lot of the posters, that a SACD release at this point just *does not make sense* to the bean counters. MAYBE we'll get it in blu-ray. MAYBE we'll get it in hi-rez blu-ray instead of 48/16.

I have the MasterSound version, so at least I have that... But not only have a lot of industry professionals become "SACD? I don't care." in the last few years -- a lot have become SACD-hostile.

... Again, I hope in a few months people get to say, "Suck it, Michi!" - but I have a feeling that this is just about equivalent to some (really odd) fan of another format hoping that WYWH will be released on MiniDisc at this point.

"imagine what the record companies' "focus groups" are saying. ", posted on October 26, 2009 at 18:02:53
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 "of course it's a great idea, bring it!"

"WYWH on SACD? you mean.. on the format with a perfect impulse response and no distortions in time domain? you don't have to ask twice!"

"For me, the most satisfying, musical reproduction is analogue. DSD is
the closest I’ve heard digital get to analogue and I feel that SA-CD is probably the best consumer release format we’ve had so far. Very few people are recording in analogue these days. Hopefully, they will find DSD."
- James Guthrie,
Grammy award winning producer/engineer, Pink Floyd

Sorry, W.Y.W.H. on SA-CD is not happening., posted on October 30, 2009 at 21:46:48
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 I came across this thread in a search which pertains to my line of business - Record industry supply chain and unit sales.I work very closely with record distribution lines for Capitol/EMI, Sony Music and Universal.

Yes, a Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here SA-CD was indeed planned for release after many delays, in February of 2008. Many people talking on the Web have it wrong. The lack of release in 2.08 was not due to a push-back, but due to a FIRM cancellation of the mix on SA-CD format. This comes from a source that I work with often who is very close to such projects, and he has not been misleading or wrong in any recent memory. (I depend on this data to do my job.)

The "Hard" reasons were due to manufacturing capacity. With Crest National out of the business, a US-domestic release on the scale of Dark Side Of The Moon was simply impossible. Worldwide, SA-CD capable plants are down to less than a handfull.

The "Soft" reasons include what everybody else knows: SA-CD does not sell, and perhaps even discourages buyers. In an economy where physical music sales are tenuous at best, and where people are much less likely to part with their hard-earned money, SA-CD wording and labeling is not a chance the majors can take.(Disclaimer -- I am not against SA-CD. I actually felt that it its single-inventory possiblity was a fantastic boon that should have been leveraged more.)

The Surround mix may see release in a Deluxe Edition packaging, with a remastered CD along with a companion standard DVD including video bonus material. Audio-Only Blu-Ray (or the Blu-Ray Audio Profile) is also unlikely as Blu-Ray, to the market, carries with it an assumption of enhanced video; If this is not present, consumers reject it; and a full 1080p production of "Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here" material would be a significant undertaking on its own. Note that the desires of the band, while they are weighed, do not play very much into the final outcome of a release such as this. I'd be a fool to suppose that I can guess what the format preferences of the Pink Floyd are, but I do know that such preferences, while considered, do not dictate the outcome of this sort of project.

This information is current as of a month or so beyond the planned February 2008 date, but if the situation had changed, I would have been informed.

Understand, please, this is not opinion or reflective of my wishes, so please do ont 'kill the messenger'. But I felt it was appropriate to do what I could to bring this to resolution as I am quite aware that in certain circles, this title on this particular format carries with it an almost mythical status.
Thanks, posted on November 1, 2009 at 06:46:23
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 This waiting for certain releases almost seems like a religious belief system sometimes.
navman
Are you positive that..., posted on October 31, 2009 at 13:39:45
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 .. that you weren't informed that just the Feb. 2008 release of WYWH was what was cancelled? There's been talk of this release since then by a few sources. Who were you told by? Someone in your company, or someone who was involved with the potential release?

And what about the fact that the existing DSOTM discs are already manufactured in Japan, except for the few that were made here before Crest closed down? (Go to your aisles yourself and look at the back of a DSOTM SACD.) If the still-in-stock-everywhere, well-selling DSOTM discs are already made in Japan, what does US capacity have to do with it?

Thank you for your post, posted on October 30, 2009 at 22:20:05
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 Very interesting information that you have provided. The lack of manufacturing capacity reason is something I just never would have though of.

Regards,
Geoff
No need to bring the sales talk, posted on October 26, 2009 at 18:07:09
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 We are here. Don't go all Teresa on us now.

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RE: No need to bring the sales talk, posted on October 26, 2009 at 18:25:58
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 "No need to bring the sales talk"

You're right - everyone will buy the disc anyway.

RE: No need to bring the sales talk, posted on October 28, 2009 at 07:47:47
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 "You're right - everyone will buy the disc anyway."


You mean BOTH of you?????


Today is a gift - that's why it's called the Present.

Best Regards,
Chris Redmond.
... etc etc etc., posted on October 26, 2009 at 17:25:23
Hiro
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 say what you want to say michi...but the SA-CD is coming!

"I spoke to someone involved heavily in the Super Audio format recently and Wish You Were Here is actually expected to come out soon. The entire project is already done.

I know this has been a rumor for some time but this is recent information based on someone who worked with James Guthrie on the project.

A Pink Floyd release might inject a little life yet into this hard to kill format. :)"

You've got my hopes up a bit...., posted on October 26, 2009 at 20:57:31
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 ..might inject a little hope into this hard-to-be-optimistic audiophile :)

RE: ... etc etc etc., posted on October 26, 2009 at 17:40:59
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 "At this point, if they pressed 1000 of them and sold them for $60 a piece, i'd buy a few copies."

but why should they press only 1000 copies? SACD is not a closed format that can only be played on home theater players.

hearsay of hearsay, posted on October 26, 2009 at 11:38:51
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 That could not be more unreliable.

Regards,
Geoff
RE: Clinging to hope: anything new coming out/in process?, posted on October 24, 2009 at 16:23:11
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 The upside of the down economy is that I was able to finance Depeche Mode's "Black Celebration" for only 5.9% APR over 6 years and $4000 down.

Some places are offering the Alison Krauss discs with no closing costs (depending on your FICO.)
RE: LMAO, posted on October 26, 2009 at 09:14:41
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 Nice!
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LMAO, - great post M. Pretty soon, rock SACDs will cost more than CDPs -t, posted on October 25, 2009 at 13:47:18
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Surrendered to self preservation,
From others who care for themselves.
A blindness that touches perfection,
But hurts just like anything else.
LOL! - Sad but true! [nt], posted on October 24, 2009 at 22:48:36
Chris from Lafayette
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Qualiton Imports, posted on October 24, 2009 at 06:23:02
RadioWonder
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Posts: 480
Location: Arizona
Joined: March 16, 2003
 Qualiton Imports appears to have new SACD releases every month.

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