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Re: I see what you mean, but...

<< As long as there is a market, chipsets will be made. >>

Exactly so. The problem is that manufacturers of niche high-end SACD players do not constitute a viable market for the semiconductor manufacturers. So if Pioneer and Denon ever stop making SACD players, the chipsets will dry up shortly thereafter.

<< If chipsets are no longer available, the technology can be implemented in software. >>

Technically, yes. Politically, it is extremely unlikely. If the algorithms to decrypt SACD were ever released, it would open up a Pandora's box with regards to content protection.

<< There are already disc players on the market that have eschewed chipsets in favor of implementing traditional chipset functions in software. >>

I'm not aware of these. Please let me know a few examples. Unless, of course, you are talking about PC-based players. (PC-based players will never be able to play SACDs, as computer ROM drives lack the hardware required to decrypt the audio data.)

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