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Okay, if this is a bad idea or a good idea, please say so.
I would like to see someone write an informative, in-depth book about the SA-CD format. It would be a kind of user's guide as well. It would include information on the hardware, the software, reviews of SA-CDs in all categories as well as editorial and informative articles about how the format has been repudiated by so many, as well as how the format has gained acceptance through the SA-CD community and anything else you might want to throw in.
It would be more than a simple FAQ, but a book to gain interest from critics and those in the music industry. I know that SA-CD will indeed remain a niche format, but I wonder what a book like this might do to catch the attention of those who have disregarded the format. At best, it could help SA-CD gain more ground, at worst, it could be a useful resource for SA-CD enthusiasts to put on their bookshelf.
Your thoughts please.
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I think that except perhaps for lack of hardware overviews/reviews, this site provides most of the information and function you seem to have in mind, albeit perhaps not structured in a way that would suit a book.
Also, I imagine finding a publisher willing to publish such a book may be as hard as finding a record company willing to publish SACDs.
I'm more tempted to interview a couple of people at companies that still support SACD wholeheartedly, let them explain how it works for them, and submit an article as a proper journalistic product to a selection of widely read magazines.
Having said that, I don't mean to sound negative and will gladly support any such initiative in whatever way I can contribute.
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Post by Johnno September 1, 2008 (3 of 12)
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While I agree with some of the points Steven has made, I think it is a good idea. My feeling is that, depending on where such a book ends up in a bookstore, it could make more people aware of the format.
I'm still amazed at the number of my musical friends who have never heard of SACD! Whether such a book would make any of them contemplate buying n SACD player might be another matter but it certainly woudn't do any harm if it were well written and informative.
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This is my point. Some way to reach people other than SA-CD.net. I am not sure how such a book could or should be put together, but I think it could be a positive move to gaining more attention for the format.
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Post by Claude September 2, 2008 (5 of 12)
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Post by RedFox September 2, 2008 (6 of 12)
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Claude said:
The easiest (and cheapest) way to bring information to people today is Wikipedia. The current SACD article could be extended
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Audio_CD
the idea suggested by threerandot is a brilliant one.
the wikipedia is not a bad thing though the information provided
there is a hard reading for those having insufficient familiarity
with physics.
i would expect from the book to contain
(1) everything that can be found under the frequently asked
questions section of zeus's homepage (perheps seventh taylor could
contribute);
(2) and to detail the advantages of sacd in a popular and
understandable way even for those people who are unfamiliar
with the technical issues;
(3) in connection with item (2) the book should also demonstrate what
systems might be worth listening to (i think of one or two cheaper
systems, and also one or two moderate priced systems, and perhaps
an expensive one), however, the emphasis is to be placed on the
sound quality of the systems presented (and grouped according to their
own price range).
(4) some information about the best sacd-s for each genre.
everything should be presented in a balanced way, i.e. from the easiest
things (which are understandable for everybody) towards those things
which are more diffcult to understand.
don't you think that sony would provide a support for publishing such
a book?
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Post by Claude September 2, 2008 (7 of 12)
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RedFox said:
the idea suggested by threerandot is a brilliant one.
the wikipedia is not a bad thing though the information provided
there is a hard reading for those having insufficient familiarity
with physics.
That's right. But a book will only be bought and read by those who are already strongly interested in SACD.
IMHO it would be better to have articles on SACD in magazines which are read by the relevant public, i.e. hifi magazines and classical magazines. The same mags that currently mostly ignore or downplay SACD, for whatever reason.
The message has to be targeted towards audiophiles who still stick to CD (and/or LP). There is no point in convincing the general public that SACD is better than CD, when the majority is content with MP3. Those people are lost for the SACD market anyway.
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Post by soundboy September 2, 2008 (8 of 12)
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threerandot said:
Okay, if this is a bad idea or a good idea, please say so.
I would like to see someone write an informative, in-depth book about the SA-CD format. It would be a kind of user's guide as well. It would include information on the hardware, the software, reviews of SA-CDs in all categories as well as editorial and informative articles about how the format has been repudiated by so many, as well as how the format has gained acceptance through the SA-CD community and anything else you might want to throw in.
It would be more than a simple FAQ, but a book to gain interest from critics and those in the music industry. I know that SA-CD will indeed remain a niche format, but I wonder what a book like this might do to catch the attention of those who have disregarded the format. At best, it could help SA-CD gain more ground, at worst, it could be a useful resource for SA-CD enthusiasts to put on their bookshelf.
Your thoughts please.
I like the idea a lot.
I had the idea of developing (please pardon the pun) a photo book for early Hong Kong CDs (basically 1983-1988) and came upon several book publishing services that's relatively inexpensive. Since my project is more of a photo book with minimal amount of text, I'm not sure whether the amount of text in a proposed SACD book will come into play. The site that I've been looking at is....
http://www.blurb.com
Looks like all one needs to do is to plan the layout, the content, invest the time to learn the free bookmaking software, and that's about it. Of course, if there're contributors, the more the better. Please go check out the prices for each book (and preview other's creations) as they vary for softbound and hardbond versions. Still, I think it's a small price to pay to have something on the bookshelf for our hobby. It's already impossible to find a book specifically on regular CD already.
I don't think now is the time to go promoting SACD with huge amount of technical information or its advantages over other formats. Given that the format will be celebrating its 10th anniversary next year, I think a book celebrating SACD's 10th birthday will be more appropriate.
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soundboy said:
I don't think now is the time to go promoting SACD with huge amount of technical information or its advantages over other formats. Given that the format will be celebrating its 10th anniversary next year, I think a book celebrating SACD's 10th birthday will be more appropriate.
Then now is probably the right time to start working on it! :)
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Post by soundboy September 2, 2008 (10 of 12)
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The Seventh Taylor said:
Then now is probably the right time to start working on it! :)
Yes it is.
I have no publishing experience but I found that even the logistics of producing a 40 page photo book is quite daunting. And I don't have much text beyond label names, catalog numbers, and a short description.
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