Earlier this month, 70 representatives from hardware companies, record companies, producers and recording engineers working with the SACD format in Europe met in London for a 2 day conference to talk about furthering the acceptance of the SACD format. The new group known as the Super Audio Forum is the idea of Paul Reynolds, Director of Business Development at Philips Europe who has been involved with the SACD format in Europe since the format’s inception several years ago. Reynolds said that “Super Audio CD is revolutionizing the audio industry. The Super Audio Forum provides an opportunity for all interested companies, organisations and individuals to share knowledge and experience.”
The Super Audio Forum meeting featured discussions of ways that the SACD industry participants can work together to “promote and establish” the SACD format. Attendees included key representatives from Universal Music, Sony Music and a number of independent record companies that are issuing SACD discs. Recording studio participants included Metropolis Studios in the U.K., Strongroom and Galaxy Studios from Belgium and studio equipment manufacturers including Merging Technologies, Sadie and dCS.
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