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In Reply to: really - the death of the dream that SACD will supplant the CD posted by Replevin on January 23, 2005 at 14:09:14:
Why isn't every single CD in Tower records an SACD? Why does it still cost 3 times as much to press a dual layer SACD / CD than to press a single layer CD? We should have parity by now, why not? After all a Dual-layer DVD Video disc at first cost almost twice as much to press as a single-layer DVD, however after just 2 years it cost EXACTLY the same to press a Dual-layer DVD as a single-layer DVD. And now even single layer DVDs are pressed on Dual-layer blanks. So by now an SACD/CD hybrid should cost the same or just pennies more to press than a CD? WHY HAS THIS NOT HAPPENED. This is the ONLY thing keeping Hybrid SACD from wholesale replacing CD.The 5 Phases of Sony's Plan:
1) Phase One - Expensive "high end" SACD players and 2 channel stereo recordings aimed at audiophile's.
2) Phase Two - mid price hardware points and introduction of Multi-Channel recordings.
3) Phase Three - entry level hardware price points and lower prices for software.
4) Phase Four - Parity in pressing costs to allow wholesale replacement of CDs with SACD / CD Hybrids.
Phase Four is still not here, why have pressing prices not come down as predicted by Sony? What is holding up Phase Four? Is Phase Four impossible? Does anyone know?
I too believe SACD will survive as a niche format, but it could have been a whole lot more!
Happy listening,
Teresa
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Follow Ups
- I believed in the 4 Phase Sony's Game Plan to replace the CD with Hybrid SACDs, but it's been over 5 years!!! - Teresa 15:36:23 01/24/05 (3)
- Where did you get your pressing cost figures? - Skeptic 19:29:20 01/24/05 (1)
- don't have any figures but here is common sense - tunenut 21:55:23 01/24/05 (0)
- Re: I believed in the 4 Phase Sony's Game Plan to replace the CD with Hybrid SACDs, but it's been over 5 years!!! - tavegia@bellsouth.net 17:07:00 01/24/05 (0)
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