Quote Originally Posted by jrhymeammo
Do we need another format? I say yes, as long as it's not gonna further decrease SACD availability... that is not going to happen as we all know, unless something happens. Would CD still be the "standard" tangible media format, 10 years from now? I imagine it's gonna be some sort of streaming media thru subscription over some tri-optically wireless entertainment system made by Bose.

One of the thing that I'm confused about is that how can a CDP with less than 192/24 DAC gonna be able to benefit from this format? Whatever the case, I'm gonna find out for myself.

JRA
That is, I'm confused about how you get 24/192 sound from 16/44.1. I think JVC might deliver a better way of producing standard CD, but I gather there are a good may techniques for do that. JVC has just hyped-up their method to "justify" higher prices. One clue is that no special equipment is need to play these CDs, unlike HDCD where you need a special decoder.

Will K2HD reduce SACD sales? My guess is yes, to some extend. Format competition always reduces overall acceptance of all the competing formats. A huge impediment to SACD's success has been the vinyl LP which continues to be the quasi-irrational obsession of so many audiophiles -- but at least many of those 'philes began large LP collections.

Would I buy K2HD? Certainly, if it was the music I wanted and priced no higher than SACD for the same content.