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Upsamplers, DACs, jitter, shakes and analogue withdrawals, this is it.

certainly NOT end of story ...

the saga continues, SACD is just another short story or chapter in time.

The story certainly will continue - time being the narrative truth.

And in time - SACD will probably fade away as just another contender that could/should/wouldhaveif ... just another promising young contender that stuck around for a few years - but in the end - it lacked staying power and a knockout punch.

Yes, if you look at talent alone, its overall sonic prowess, it was indeed a format that had enough promise to compete very well in any given format arena.

In terms of sonic gains - could it beat up on old CD? Probably - although given the best software - CD puts up a game fight.

The outcome of that fight was no surprise, CD had long been relegated to washed-up contender well prior to high-rez.

Could SACD best higher res PCM? Possibly - but the decision would be close - possible a draw?

No knockout yet ...

Yet, if your going to be considered a top echelon fighter - you need to go up against the champ sooner-or-later. When this contest played out, SACD proves to be second best - often by a wide margin or TKO.

So proclaim "end of story" to your hearts content; I dont care what back end you or others consider SOTA equipment, and why that should matter in this "context" or discussion, one that implies that only the best source would do for this "type" or quality back-end system(????).

For any "top echelon" back end to be proven as such - you would need a "top echelon" format to feed it - and in todays sonic arena - vinyl retains all the belts (pun intended).

TBone




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  • certainly NOT end of story ... - TBone 09:22:13 05/16/05 (0)


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