[soundboy]

Here it is.....

http://www.petitiononline.com/SACD/petition.html

The petition has been online for over a year. As of this past Monday, there were about 660 signatures. However, as of this post, the petition has picked up almost 100 new signatures in the last 5 days

So show your support.

 

[Wmcmanus]

Thanks for the link. I've just joined the petition!

 

[rsaavedra]

Just joined too, #759

 

[soundboy]

Thanks for the support.

I just think that SACD has a lot of potential and deserved to be saved.

 

[virometal]

771 here...

 

[Mezevenf]

776 here.

I don't want my Sony XA777ES to gather dust

 

[swmtnbiker]

My prediction: SACD won't die, but instead will be relegated to a trickle of classical and jazz releases each year. It's as good as dead as far as mainstream pop/rock productions are concerned.

 

[soundboy]

Quote:

Originally Posted by dpippel My prediction: SACD won't die, but instead will be relegated to a trickle of classical and jazz releases each year. It's as good as dead as far as mainstream pop/rock productions are concerned.

While you may be right about mainstream rock/pop SACD releases, new SACD releases, in general, are more than "a trickle"....

http://www.sa-cd.net/additions.php

 

[MusicJunkie]

I signed the petition although I don't think it will accomplish much.

A more effective way to save SACD is to continue to buy SACDs. The more SACDs that sell the more incentive there is to produce more.

MJ

 

[Oistrakh]

wait, whats happening with SACD?

 

[Doc Sarvis]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oistrakh wait, whats happening with SACD?

There is widespread chatter on boards such as this that SACD is "dying", when in fact the truth is that it has become a classical niche format. SACD never found mass acceptance for a variety of reasons, but its install base is, IMO, sufficient to assure its continued existence. Many new titles come out every month (most of them classical) and new players continue to be made.

DVD-audio on the other hand is basically DOA.

 

[Mezevenf]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doc Sarvis DVD-audio on the other hand is basically DOA.

Good.

 

[soundboy]

I contacted one of audioasylum's "regulars", Teresa, and she agreed to have the petition linked to her hirezstereo.com website. It's also listed in the website's SACD section.

Currently at 837 signatures.

 

[deaf_j]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mezevenf Good.

Why would the death of any format be good?

I don't have a vested interest in any of them but I don't see any 'good' coming from losing an option.

 

[splaz]

^^^ Well there are often many formats trying to accomplish similar things. Blu-ray and HD-DVD for example.

In the end who wants to have to purchase two different formats, players etc.

It is often far easier for a consumer to only buy the one format, it saves confusion and can gain mass adoption. Rather than many different formats all catering to seperate niches, none gaining mass support. Which then means you'd have to have all sorts of different format players and then may only be able to buy something on one format. What if it's not compatible with your friends player, video stores need to rent out two or three different formats of the same movie instead of just the one and so on.

I agree that more options are good, but there has to be formats that are accepted and those that only fit a niche or are scrapped altogether.