OK, I'm putting this here because there really isn't a better forum I guess.
This morning I installed a new SACD/DVD-Audio player. I did this just prior to going to see ATOC on a DLP screen in Plano, TX. One exit down was a Best Buy (Worst Buy) and a Circuit City (Short Circuited City) so I stopped to purchase some SACDs and DVD-Audios to demo the new player.
The first few Worst Buy "Sales Associates" did not even know what SACD or DVD-Audio was. After a few tries we found someone who managed to direct us all the way to the very back of the store where they had a meager SACD selection that was separated from the rest of the music. My wife and I browsed around and found an aisle that had a sign that said DVD-Audio but there were no DVD-Audio titles. Just some DTS 5.1 CDs, which of course are a far cry from DVD-Audio.
Right across the street was a Short Circuited City. Same exact problem. Employees that had no idea what we were asking for, and finally a very small rack with more or less the same SACD selection as Worst Buy that was no where near any other music format. We could not find any DVD-Audio discs either. An employee said they didn't carry DVD-Audio yet.
This does not bode well for either format. So the question is:
Where do you purchase your SACD and DVD-Audio software? Who has knowledgeable folks with a selection that is close to the available catalog? It seems silly to pay for shipping and wait a week for stuff to arrive if I purchase online. What discs do you own that do justice to the formats either stereo or multi-channel?
This morning I installed a new SACD/DVD-Audio player. I did this just prior to going to see ATOC on a DLP screen in Plano, TX. One exit down was a Best Buy (Worst Buy) and a Circuit City (Short Circuited City) so I stopped to purchase some SACDs and DVD-Audios to demo the new player.
The first few Worst Buy "Sales Associates" did not even know what SACD or DVD-Audio was. After a few tries we found someone who managed to direct us all the way to the very back of the store where they had a meager SACD selection that was separated from the rest of the music. My wife and I browsed around and found an aisle that had a sign that said DVD-Audio but there were no DVD-Audio titles. Just some DTS 5.1 CDs, which of course are a far cry from DVD-Audio.
Right across the street was a Short Circuited City. Same exact problem. Employees that had no idea what we were asking for, and finally a very small rack with more or less the same SACD selection as Worst Buy that was no where near any other music format. We could not find any DVD-Audio discs either. An employee said they didn't carry DVD-Audio yet.
This does not bode well for either format. So the question is:
Where do you purchase your SACD and DVD-Audio software? Who has knowledgeable folks with a selection that is close to the available catalog? It seems silly to pay for shipping and wait a week for stuff to arrive if I purchase online. What discs do you own that do justice to the formats either stereo or multi-channel?