[78-L] EMI SACDs ^^^^

[Jeff Sultanof]

EMI suddenly getting on the SACD bandwagon is very strange. The format is
indeed virtually dead except in Japan and some US audiophile issues that
are very expensive. I really wish that these companies would in fact get
behind a blu-ray reissue series, as there are many players in people's
homes at this point, and a blu-ray audiophile format has a good chance of
catching on.

Jeff Sultanof

On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 6:16 PM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> I picked up a couple of Mercury SACDs when either B&N or Borders had a
> special
> on them a few years ago. WNED has been raving about the ones BMG turned
> out,
> but other than that, it seems to have been a dead format (and I've never
> invested in the hardware necessary to appreciate them since they were
> compatible with existing audio equipment and still sound fine).
>
> But the CD is dead, isn't it?
>
> dl
>
> On 6/3/2012 11:25 AM, DAVID BURNHAM wrote:
> > If I may focus away from 78s for the moment, the most exciting news I've
> heard recently in the record world is the release of several legendary EMI
> recordings on SACD.  EMI completely eschewed the SACD format throughout its
> heyday from the mid nineties to the middle of the last decade, as it seems
> to have avoided the BLU-RAY format for its videos - even the Met opera
> recordings are advertised as being high definition but they are only
> available on regular DVDs.  Since the EMI vaults arguably contain the most
> important historic classical recordings, I'm sure some of the blame for the
> loss of interest in this format can be placed on the fact that this
> material was never included.  Hopefully this new series will catch on and
> re-ignite an interest in the SACD format.
> >
> > db
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