What's in the mail today?

[DirtDawg]

I don't think I have a player that accepts SACDs, currently.

SACD should play in many DVD, most Blu-ray or 4K players. But to decode all the layers with surround, etc. properly for each format, you really need a player designed to meet the SACD specification set.

I have an older Pioneer Elite Blu-ray player that has the SACD logo on the front panel along with about twelve other decoders built in. Also an even older Sony DVD I use in the garage will play all but the highest resolution two channel layers on every SACD I've tried on it.

That's a compromise, but while some SACDs include Redbook layers, the "better" two channel layers on most SACDs are still higher res than anything that is possible on a typical Redbook CD.

Most folks can hear differences for themselves between CD and SACD, but the more telling point becomes more about whether anyone really cares about finer playback quality these days.  Our numbers are dwindling.

With hardware media constantly dropping in sales across the board, I fear that the doom of SACD and possibly a few other formats may be closer than we know.

[DirtDawg]

In the mail today, an insurance bill marked, "DO NOT PAY."


I'm waiting for them to reveal the catch.
 

[conlang returns]

It arrived Monday, not today, but I ordered an extra EU-to-US power adapter in case I lose the one I'm using now.  No idea what I'll do with either of them once I replace this laptop, but I don't anticipate having enough money to do that any way for quite some time

[renaeden]

In the mail today, an insurance bill marked, "DO NOT PAY."


I'm waiting for them to reveal the catch.
 

I'm getting a doozy of a contractor insurance bill in March. It would be lovely if it had DO NOT PAY on it.

[odeon]

I don't think I have a player that accepts SACDs, currently.

SACD should play in many DVD, most Blu-ray or 4K players. But to decode all the layers with surround, etc. properly for each format, you really need a player designed to meet the SACD specification set.

I have an older Pioneer Elite Blu-ray player that has the SACD logo on the front panel along with about twelve other decoders built in. Also an even older Sony DVD I use in the garage will play all but the highest resolution two channel layers on every SACD I've tried on it.

That's a compromise, but while some SACDs include Redbook layers, the "better" two channel layers on most SACDs are still higher res than anything that is possible on a typical Redbook CD.

Most folks can hear differences for themselves between CD and SACD, but the more telling point becomes more about whether anyone really cares about finer playback quality these days.  Our numbers are dwindling.

With hardware media constantly dropping in sales across the board, I fear that the doom of SACD and possibly a few other formats may be closer than we know.

I have but a few SACDs in my collection. My 4k player doesn't accept them. My external Blu-ray (for my work setup) might. but I have not tested lately. It's conceivable. Even likely.

I'm doing Hi Res audio from Qobuz, which in theory will give me what I want. In theory. But then, SACD was as prone to marketing as everything else.

[renaeden]

A notice of inspection.

[rock hound]

One of my magazines and the usual junk!

[renaeden]

The electricity bill. Oh my heart.

[odeon]

Apparently they tried to deliver the car speakers I ordered online today. I wasn't home.

[Parts]

An add for a milk delivery service and an insurance bill

[Gopher Gary]

I received some powdered sugar-free cappuccino mixes I ordered for my momma, because she likes them and none of the stores around here seem to carry it, and also a cylindrical neck pillow she said she wanted to support her sweet ole neck. 

[renaeden]

^You're really nice to your momma, sounds as if you get along.

I've been expecting a letter about the inspection we had, usually it lists one or two things that need doing around the house. We had a lot of cobwebs that I didn't bother doing anything about so if the letter includes that I won't be surprised.

We got some fancy Chinese restaurant pamphlets that made me hungry for Chinese food.

[renaeden]

The letter about the results of our inspection. We don't have to do anything except wait for someone to contact us about cleaning the gutters. It was done not long ago but there's big trees out the front that shed a lot of leaves.

A Liberals pamphlet hating on Labor for putting up wind farms and planning on more.

[odeon]

Nothing.

[Parts]

Junk mail