Quote Originally Posted by OzzieAudiophile
Hi there.

One of the best SACDs I got was Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds, which has three layers.

CD
SACD - 2 channel
SACD - 5/multichannel

If all future ones are done in all three, it would definately boost sales.

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Almost all "hybrid" SACD's have those three layers. The few exceptions are the remasterings of older RCA "Living Stereo" recordings, and the remastering of older Telarc recordings made on the Soundstream digital tape recorder.

BIS for example, has forsaken the manufacturing of CD-only versions of its recordings, offering only hybrid discs, and even at the price of standard, "redbook" CD's. It's a bold move on BIS's part, as they are firm believers in the SACD format, and whether or not it has worked to increase sales remains to be seen.

Three new SACD's of works performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Charles Levine are also offered only as hybrid discs.