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Where is All the DSD?

Ever since last fall when Sony made the announcement that they would start releasing hi quality music files, DSD, I have been waiting with great anticipation to get those. Acoustic Sounds (and other online retailers) followed-up immediately with their own announcements that much more DSD content was on its way.... What happened? I check every several days hoping to fine loads of new DSD files available on AS and other stores; so far, I am not seeing them. Yes, there are a few decent DSD titles out there, but so far it has been a big let down. What went wrong?
stickman451
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phasecorrect
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SACD/DSD was a colossal failure in terms of mainstream acceptance. It wasn't the quantum leap leap in performance for people who had HTIB systems or weened on mp3s. Sony is notorious for dropping failed venures like hot potatoes...Beta anyone?
donjr
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Sony is the next Kodak. They need to get their heads out of their arses. There's just no money in it for anyone. There's too many music lovers that are just as happy to listen to music on an alarm clock than a hifi.
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tostadosunidos
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They stuck with Betamax for a pretty good while. But the quality of VHS rose, plus it was accepted in ridiculously high numbers. There was no where to go with Beta.
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in_shore
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"Where is All the DSD" and another topic here in the music category
" Which High Res release worth buying ?" A bit light with contributors since 2011,
Yet topics over hardware are quite popular..., I'm confused
chayro
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Stickman - you have a nice vinyl setup and Klipshorns. Very cool. Just buy yourself a near-mint copy of the Butterfield Blues Band Live and turn it up. You'll forget about this (yet another) latest and greatest thing.
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