What baffles me is why there needed to be a different format for dvd-a. Why not use the existing format as is, other than to make every one upgrade there current player. And who was the body of people that said for dvd-a and sacd you must use analog out? The artists, recording studios? If they would have made the dvd-a play just like a regular dvd in any player none of us wouldn't even know what sacd is. It would have never even gotten off the ground with such a huge established base of players. So now when you go and buy a player that does both your supposed to use the analog output or if you like the digital output you have to use both. So you buy more interconnects. What a scam. I have listened to both and they both sound nice but so far I only have 2 dvd-a's.
We will see if cd's disappear or not.
m-mmeyer