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I suspect most of those purchases are from people who are already in the hi rez community and are disc buyers who are branching out...I don't think downloads will add to the hi rez community..only redistribute the methods employed for music...disc to downloads...the sad part is that blu ray audio would have been the easiest way to expand the hi rez customer base...the machines are inexpensive and a lot of people purchased surround speakers for their blu ray movies...but the blu ray marketing campaign failed miserably and the pathetic blu ray disc association is a joke...
Agree about BD~A but again, Clint, not backward compatible with the huge existing base of RBCD/Car players. In fact, I would venture to say that if one has the OPPO BDP~105......IMO, it sonically EXCELS at BD~A over SACD/DVD~A.
Unfortunately, the rules of baseball dictate "Three Strikes and yer OUT." AF's brief but welcomed QUAD revival and now dismissal is that third strike OUT. Yeah, we'll see the occasional 5.1/Quad remaster from the majors and smallish labels like Roadrunner and Esoteric, etc. but let's face the music.........the party's OVER.
At least we'll always have SURROUND movies and satellite/cable TV.....Too bad that 'mentality' didn't translate to the general public who really don't give a rat's ass about surround music....or even hi res for that matter!