Editing Super Audio CD (section)

== History ==

The Super Audio CD format was introduced in 1999,<ref name="guardian2007"/> and is defined by the ''Scarlet Book'' standard document. [[Philips]] and [[Crest Digital]] partnered in May 2002 to develop and install the first SACD hybrid disc production line in the United States, with a production capacity of up to three million discs per year.<ref name="newscenter"/> SACD did not achieve the level of growth that compact discs enjoyed in the 1980s,<ref name="digitaltrends"/> and was not accepted by the mainstream market.<ref name="cnet2009"/><ref name="stereophile2006"/><ref name="avrev2006"/>

By 2007, SACD had failed to make a significant impact in the marketplace; consumers were increasingly downloading low-resolution music files over the internet rather than buying music on physical disc formats.<ref name="guardian2007"/> A small and niche market for SACD has remained, serving the [[audiophile]] community.<ref name="availability"/>