Sony is pulling the plug on SACD.

[Unknown]

It is too bad.

You heard it here first.

I wish to remain anonymous so feel free to blast this bringer of bad news.

[Sckott]

LOL!

Okay, so you wanna give GregM's heart a moderate attack?

Actually, I'm not suprised if it's true. We'll have to see, but I'm very happy with DVD-A and ideas that can stem from the format. SACD was great, but... oh hell I said it already.

Let's wait n see...??

[GregM]

My heart's feelin' fine Sckott! :)

Looking forward to Sony SACD releases of more Miles, Isley Bros and O'Jays (as well as other titles) on the 18th. Sony now has dream systems featuring SACD/DVD home theater in a box for $500, several new multichannel SACD and SACD/DVD players, and thousands of titles rumored to be in the queue for SACD production.

Sounds like someone don't know what time it is!

[lukpac]

Originally posted by GregM:
Sounds like someone don't know what time it is!

Time of the season?

Time for peace? (I swear it's not too late)

Time for revolving doors and killing floors?

Time to tick away the moments that make up a dull day?

Speaking of which, does anybody really know what time it is?

[Bill]

Does anybody really care?

[bmoura]

Sounds like an urban legend to me.

Especially when the message is signed by a person named "SACDnot" (!)

[Sckott]

Though I can't imagine why...

[Paul L.]

Sony is NOT pulling the plug on SACD. You heard it here first.

[Grant]

The O'Jays and the Isley Brothers? ALRIGHT! NOW I need to find an SACD player!

[pigmode]

We've all got time enough to cry...

[Highway Star]

Originally posted by SACDnot:
It is too bad.

You heard it here first.

I wish to remain anonymous so feel free to blast this bringer of bad news.

Was your Grandpa the legendary 8TRACKnot?

[bmoura]

I sent this one on to one of the folks in Philips' SACD group. His response was essentially - of course not.

He noted that Sony & Philips had just finished up a major demo and promotion of SACD at the International Audio Engineering Society Conference in New York this past weekend.

A strange move if they were indeed "pulling the plug" on the SACD format (!)

Bring on the next rumor - from "DVDA-not", perhaps ?!

[FabFourFan]

Originally posted by SACDnot:
It is too bad.
You heard it here first.
I wish to remain anonymous so feel free to blast this bringer of bad news.

As if the world can be so easily spared the ravages of euphonic distortion...

(Don't blame me, I read it in TAS! :-) )

[ December 06, 2001: Message edited by: FabFourFan ]

[ December 06, 2001: Message edited by: FabFourFan ]

[Sckott]

One thing I forgot about realizing is, if Sony was going to pull SACD, they would have also pulled MiniDisc too. Both have their own "nitche" in the world.

[Todd Fredericks]

Sony is not known for letting go of their formats that easily. Beta is still doing very well in the broadcast world.

Todd

[Gary]

Who posted that (Sony is pulling the plug on SACD)? Was that TERESA?

:D

[ December 06, 2001: Message edited by: Gary ]

[Grant]

I know that one manufacturer has adbandoned DVD-A in favor of SACD. There IS a God!

[RetroSmith]

grant, which manuafacturer has "abandoned" DVD-A for SACD. That doesnt sound accurate to me.

Please list the info along with the source.

thanks.

Mikey

[Grant]

Mikey, I thought I read in a few weeks ago either on the Stereophile website or in their magazine. I'm looking...