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In Reply to: RE: The subject is a comparison betwn DSD downloads & SACD posted by Tony Lauck on May 13, 2015 at 08:55:36
as well as hardware user..........
You also have the ability to quickly analyze the quality & resolution, (inclusive of compression levels), any downloaded file.
1. There are no more record stores, much less stores that sell SACDs.
One purchases most all SACDs on line.
2. With a $40 title, postage isn't super crazy, - especially if you buy a few.
3. For many, this is not an issue because there's likely only 1 or two places that you can play either the file or the disc. And, - that's what Hybrid SACDs are for.
4. Hybrid
5. There are not that many SACDs available.
6. Ahhh birthdays & Christmas :-)
7. Tiny artwork is better than none, or a link that you can't get to while playing music: cause using the Internet causes lower SQ.
8. For folks who don't have file analyzing software, TRUST has been violated and prejudiced toward hi-rez downloads.
I am being facetious, but I understand and respect your position. And, - I also know that some people like you are getting just as good SQ out of their digital file playback transport as they are from a spinning disc.
"Asylums with doors open wide,
Where people had paid to see inside,
For entertainment they watch his body twist
Behind his eyes he says, 'I still exist.'"
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All else being equal, I'd rather buy a physical CD and rip it than download the same thing. Only because I like liner notes.
I can't say the same for SACDs. SACD transports are not as common as they used to be, and most of them haven't been particularly reliable. I look at my SACD collection today and wonder how much longer am I going to get to play these? I really should grab a vintage PS3 while I still can.
""All else being equal, I'd rather buy a physical CD and rip it than download the same thing. Only because I like liner notes.""
I feel the same: plus, - I don't trust ANY download unless I can verify it with reasonable testing. Since I am "getting out" of computer as transport to play my 2500 or so AIFF albums, I also do not want to invest in testing software.
I have about 50 SACDs & about 10 DVD-A/Dual discs. About 30 of those I really enjoy, play regularly, and will stop the computer & put in the SACD or DVD-A as the quality is enough to where I would enjoy it more.
That being said, I really enjoy my redbook disc quality on the Universal player. IMO, - I am lucky in that my player is a premier redbook player with SACD/DVD-A sounding pretty awesome, - but still as an afterthought. I have heard too many SACD players whose redbook sucks. At no time does computer playback equal the same quality as redbook discs, - but it's not too far off, and I haven't invested a ton of time or money in a dead or dying computer playback noisebox transport.
To people who have hundreds of SACDs and/or DVD-As, - I can see where they'd want a very good SACD spinner. This is especially true as legitimate DSD downloads are looking like a low value product, that will never take hold, and will die on the vine. Any redbook CD has tons more value than any hi-rez download, - IMO.
Any format success has to have a decent amount of Pop/Rock titles.
"Asylums with doors open wide,
Where people had paid to see inside,
For entertainment they watch his body twist
Behind his eyes he says, 'I still exist.'"
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