[mn12]

There is absolutely no force in the marketplace for the six channel 24 bit audio DVDs that are possible.

Oh, yes there is. There is a force in the marketplace for power cords that cost upwards of $1000 EACH. Yes, I am talking about the piece of wire going from the outlet to an appliance. The story is that these special cords somehow "condition" the current going to the stereo, leading to improved sound quality. Trust me, there's plenty of people wanting a step up in sound quality from the CD. They aren't just crazed audiophiles either, if I'm not mistaken DVD-Audio and SACD are starting to pick up momentum in the mass market..

[js1138]

Oh, yes there is. There is a force in the marketplace for power cords that cost upwards of $1000 EACH.

There is a difference between a product that sells a few copies and one that is a best seller.

Classical music takes up to 20 percent of the space in some music stores, but accounts for about five percent of total CD sales. Most of the nuts buying vacuum tube amps and oxygen-free cables are into recordings of live acoustic performances. They are a real minor blip in the sales charts. They probably don't pirate much. They probably don't worry about paying $20 for an hour of music.

Kids spend most of the money and play their MP3s on crap.

[dvwjr]

I always wondered about those "magic" $1000 power cords. They plug them into outlets which are connected by romex to the breaker box, and thence to the power meter, and to the substation box. Shouldn't these same folks make sure to get the same fancy wire all the way back to at least the sub-station??

On the other hand, the new power conditioners which maintain a steady, clean 120 nominal volts for home theatre systems is OK for around $700-$1500 dollars.