Dave Lampson wrote: (on SACDs and DVD A) >I believe there are two basic reasons neither format has succeeded so >far. The first is that it's now "cool" to have an iPod an download >low-rez music from the net. ... > >The second reason it's having a hard time is that the technology has >never been well explained to the average buyer. Still, five years after >introduction, many CD store employees have no idea what SACD and DVD-A >audio are. Some don't even know they exist. Most people who are buying >CDs don't know or care what SACD is. Guilty as charged. All I know about SACD I know from this list. I am pleased with my moderately priced stereo system and I am pleased with the quality of my cds. Perhaps I would yearn for something better if I listened to SACD, but why rock the boat? Despite the odd state of the recorded music industry there are lot's of interesting new cds coming out in a constant flow- there is where the disposable income should go. I am, after all, retired, and art supplies must be purchased. My thanks to Dave for making it very clear that buying as iPod and transferring a good part of my cd collection to it was not a great idea. Bernard Chasan