SACD - Are they still popular?

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  1. Frederic E DuBuron

    Frederic E DuBuron Active Member Thread Starter

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    Wondering who else still collects SACDs...
     
  2. quicksrt

    quicksrt Senior Member

    Location:
    Los Angeles
    They have always been a specialty item, and remain one. Not sure I would have ever called them popular as a format. Some of the individual titles are popular albums in any format.

    So I would call them a popular audiophile and collector's item when the title is popular enough.

    Prices have dropped to a certain degree on many of the higher-end collector's SACDs, but not bottomed out or fallen out of favor with folks who always liked the format.

    DVD-A titles have come down in asking prices as well. But they are still in some demand.

    I expect both SACD and DVD-A disc to remain collectible, and to always fetch more than the CD issues of a given album. But the peak asking prices of ten years ago may not be coming back for various reasons.
     
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  3. Gaslight

    Gaslight ⎧⚍⎫⚑

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    They weren't popular 16 years ago, let alone today.

    Niche market.
     
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  4. ClassicalCD

    ClassicalCD Make audio great again

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    Bogotá, Colombia
    Classical music SACDs are still popular and widely available.
     
  5. quicksrt

    quicksrt Senior Member

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    Los Angeles
    Rock albums are the hottest market by far. Throw in surround mix (or old quad) done with care, and yeah it will sell in limited numbers for sure.
     
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  6. Echo

    Echo Forum Resident

    I dig SACDs. Of course, the mastering is the most important, but that format helps a bit extra when having good audio gear.
     
  7. TwoMuch

    TwoMuch Active Member

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    East TN Sticks
    SACDs popular?

    Not at all, not worth a dime!

    I'll take all of yours off of your hands for $10 each. :evil:



    (kidding of course)
     
  8. alan967tiger

    alan967tiger Forum Resident

    I've recently rekindled an interest in SACDs and bought about 75 in the past few weeks:eek::)
     
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  9. cdash99

    cdash99 Senior Member

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    Mass
    Niche item, primarily for rock and jazz. The main vendors are Mobile Fidelity (via Music Direct) and Analogue Productions (via Acoustic Sounds).
     
  10. Dillydipper

    Dillydipper Space-Age luddite

    Location:
    Central PA
    :wave: $11.50 - final offer! :pineapple:







    (wait - you only have the Meat Loaf? Awww, I've already got that one...:whistle: )
     
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  11. Joseph.McClure

    Joseph.McClure Forum Resident

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    Memphis, TN
    I get my SACDs in the media section at Walgreens
     
  12. Dillydipper

    Dillydipper Space-Age luddite

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    Was that SACD's, or STD's...?
     
  13. Frederic E DuBuron

    Frederic E DuBuron Active Member Thread Starter

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    Very funny guys...
    lol so the answer is a resounding YES!!
     
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