Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners sacd ?

some of the earlier models played SACD but for some reason Sony took it out of the later models...given that Sony invented SACD(?) seems like even they don't believe in SACD, too bad, could have have been a contender! could have been something!

Remember, Sony was losing money on every one of the PS3's so there were some cuts made to make it more profitable. The SACD function was one of the first frills they cut. Don't know the technical aspects well enough to understand the cost savings, but you would think it was a hardware change as the software and firmware are essentially free. But I agree, it is odd that after the long SACD v. DVD-A battle, Sony just gave up. The PS3 put BR over HD-DVD and could have kept SACD alive, even if only in the audiophile realm. (Of course any self respecting "audiophile" would want a stand alone unit, right?) Then again, this is good news for used PS3 sales, the old models have some frills the new models can't get!