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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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in_shore
596 posts
 
"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
2,984 posts
 
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.
daverz
487 posts
 
Pentatone just started offering DSD ISO downloads.
bigamp
219 posts
 
Agreed on Sony's availability. I guess it depends on what kind of music you want to listen to. There are on-line DSD download sites now. Acoustic Sounds has 280 DSD albums for download, and there are others - Channel Classics, Blue Coast Records, etc. Mostly jazz and classical. If you're into that kind of music, you could easily build a library of 500+ DSD albums via download, and growing...
goose
688 posts
 
Unless the availability and pricing gets in line with redbook offerings the masses will never embrace DSD....a real shame in my opinion.
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