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Is DSD download already an extinct format?

I recently purchased a Benchmark DAC 2 which supports DSD decoding following an article from Robert Hartley indicating that Sony would release all of its music catalog in DSD download format. As of today, there are only 358 DSD downloads available from Acoustic Sounds. On average the DSD downloads is music that is 30-45 years old...you know the same stuff you already own in CD, DVD-audio, SACD. Just getting tired of purchasing Getz/Gilberto in all formats.

Record companies, please give us the new music in Hi-rez format rigth off the bat and stop giving us the better resolution years later!
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mordante
511 posts
 
Since there is hardly any DSD or even high res music available I agree. DSD is dead in the womb.
ptss
1,964 posts
 
Mordante, pardon the pun, doesn't the first part of your name "mort" (ok there is a t instead of a d : )) say it all. Pour mes amis seulement. In the womb is a little harsh isn't it?
wisnon
700 posts
 
Bien sur Ptss. C'est fou!
J'ai beaucoup de DSD. PS3 c'est genial...gace a Dieu!
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phasecorrect
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I am not disputing the merits of DSD...that's in the eye of the beholder...and true...from a production angle it will have its niche...but Sony is a big company who expects BIG profits...and on the commercial side...there is not enough consumer demand...if there was....we have seen a vast array of hi rez downloads...remember, superior technology doesnt gurantee a place in the audio market...Sony had the arrogance of pushing SACd on the general public...only select audiophiles took the bait...
tbg
5,263 posts
 
Phasecorrect, the hybrid layer on most SACDs in DSD on a music server are far superior to those played a universal player. It is all the crap that SONY added to the DSD.
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