"Arny Krueger" wrote in message
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SACD and DVD-A discs are and were sold for about the same price as CDs.

Less than the original price of CD if adjusted for inflation.

When the sales failed to take off, nobody with a brain invested in more
new
titles.

Nobody *with a brain* invested in a SACD/DVDA player to begin with.

and
at least one hardware manufacturer had had the foresight
to make a DVD video player with additional 5.1 *audio
only* capability available at a reasonable price.

As a rule DVD players do just fine with 5.1 discs that are essentially
music-only.

But why would you want *music only* when you can get 5.1 DVD music video's
for less than the CD price in many cases?
You can still listen to the sound with the TV off, if you prefer.

MrT.