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Originally Posted by MrPLD
I always thought it was a bit of a shame that DVDA/SACD never made it as a market successor. However, in a lot of ways it's because of the proliferation of the MP3 market; once again, something 'good enough' audio quality with great new features like being able to email them around and portable devices stole the consumer dollars far away from the more expensive SACD rigs
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I don't own a system, but when listening to a SACD at someone else's house, I sure can't tell the difference from redbook audio. However, vs an MP3...
I personally think SACD/DVDA (not the
Orgasmo kind) never went anywhere because of computer peripherals and DRM. I'm not aware of any software that can decrypt SACD/DVDA DRM on a computer, only component hardware for your Hi-Fi system. If you can't even properly read it on your computer, how can you upload it to the "dark" net? Compared to the ease of use of pirating MP3s, coupled with most people not caring for the loss in fidelity, and you get stagnation with audiophile formats.