SACD and DVD-A dead, but K2HD is HERE!!!?!!?!?

[Mr Peabody]

You wouldn't happen to have the SACD of CAPTAIN FANTASTIC would you?

They may revoke my audiophile membership but I do not have any SACD's, nor DVD-A. When SACD first came out I couldn't tell much difference and it seemed getting a player that did both CD and SACD very well would be unlikely, most did either or. If I knew anyone with a good SACD player I'd like to do another comparison but it would have had to be good to compete with my Krell 280cd and now my Audio Note DAC. The main reason is I wouldn't want to lay the kind of money I spent on a CD player for the hand full of titles I might like. If the record companies got behind it and put some regular music it might have been more appealing

[jrhymeammo]

They may revoke my audiophile membership but I do not have any SACD's, nor DVD-A. When SACD first came out I couldn't tell much difference and it seemed getting a player that did both CD and SACD very well would be unlikely, most did either or. If I knew anyone with a good SACD player I'd like to do another comparison but it would have had to be good to compete with my Krell 280cd and now my Audio Note DAC. The main reason is I wouldn't want to lay the kind of money I spent on a CD player for the hand full of titles I might like. If the record companies got behind it and put some regular music it might have been more appealing

My SA-8001 is easy to recommend for those who are looking to upgrade from their low-fi CD player. It's a good CD player with SACD capability.
But anyone is a situation such as yours, I wouldnt even think about it. But, I have a luxury of picking up SACD titles I'm curious about. I'm mean why not get a SA-8001 if anyone is looking to get any CD Player for under $1K. Maybe a dedicated $1K CD player would sound better than a SACD-P for $1K. But what are other options in the price range that'll sound signficantly better?

Still no K2HD due to a certain situation in Japan. Maybe I'll just whip out my Amex for a purchase on some .co.jp site.

p.s. I dont think SACD is dead either, but a title like that was neccesary. I think SACD will trickle around for at least 5 more years. If so, that's good enough for me.

[pixelthis]

They may revoke my audiophile membership but I do not have any SACD's, nor DVD-A. When SACD first came out I couldn't tell much difference and it seemed getting a player that did both CD and SACD very well would be unlikely, most did either or. If I knew anyone with a good SACD player I'd like to do another comparison but it would have had to be good to compete with my Krell 280cd and now my Audio Note DAC. The main reason is I wouldn't want to lay the kind of money I spent on a CD player for the hand full of titles I might like. If the record companies got behind it and put some regular music it might have been more appealing

I have an inexpensive player that does dvda and sacd, and I am afraid that dvda is quite dead.
But SACD , if it does live, will live on because of its attractiveness to audiophiles.
It doesnt have the gimmicks that dvda had. And the sacd of kinda blue alone is worth the trouble. I do hope the format surrives, I have certainly done my part to support it (kinda)
Its survival is an uphill battle tho.
Same with Blu-ray, it will be the "surriving" format because of its appeal to quality
and technological superiority.
A lot think cost is a factor in any format war, but cost is mercurial, value is what wins the day