"Andy Evans" wrote in
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Naxos is reportedly moving away from SACD and
concentrating on plain old vanilla CDs.

Sounds like a good idea.

Is this typical of the industry?

Word has it that DVD-A is dying and only Sony's deep pockets are keeping
SACD afloat. Remember beta?

How are the masters normally recorded
these days in the classical music world - 96/24 or what?

Probably. But, so what?

I cite the classical market as being 'quality sound' so
it would be interesting to know where all this is going
in the short term (and indeed the medium/long term).

Trouble is that SACD and so-called Hi-Rez DVD-A were long and hype and short
on sonic benefits.

We have some industry insiders on the ng - any news to tell?

Check the RIAA site for more details about the collapse of DVD-A sales.