"So why do we really need these new formats?"

Partially so the mu$ic/record companie$ will have more/better copy control. Partially so many of us will buy SACD/DVD-A versions of what we have on CD that we bought to replace what we have on vinyl or tape that we bough to replace 78s that we bought to replace cylinders.

Partially because it DOES sound better.

I replaced a high-ish end CD player that I bought in the mid 80s with a high-ish end CD/SACD player. Regular CDs sound MUCH better, and well made SACDs, especially multichannel, sound even better.

I have a decent turntable system. My prior CD player, while much more convenient to use, left me feeling that the music was flat, two dimensional, somewhat uninvolving. The new player, playing CDs, is a big improvement. Playing SACDs on the new player, I feel no loss of musical enjoyment as compared to using my turntable, as I did when using the old CD player.

Paul

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[This message has been edited by Paul J. Stiles (edited July 30, 2003).]