Stones DSD reissues question

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I hadn't bothered with these until today - the CD layers of the hybrids are quite nice (I'm sure the SACD is even better, but I have a DVDA-only deck), and I didn't see much point in buying the vinyl digital remaster. Found a used copy of "Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)" DSD at Princeton Record Exchange this morning. In reasonably good shape, but not perfect, so the price was right for a sampling. Some surface scuffs that produce a little noise between tracks, but otherwise plays fine (it looked like it had been removed/replaced roughly into the sleeve more than once - why would someone shell out for an audiophile disc and do that? Oh, never mind, that's not my point).
I liked the sound overall, and consider it the best replacement I've found for my well-travelled originals. But I am confused as to the provenance of these (probably the nervous tic that surfaces every time I hear the name Allen Klein). Acoustic Sounds' catalog says these are pressed at RTI. PREX had a few sealed copies of other Stones DSD remasters, at premium prices, with that generic gold-colored "180 gram - the best thing that ever happened to your stereo" stickers on them. I've been burned by a couple of those that were attached to Scorpios.
The dead wax on my purchase says the mastering (digital to analog?) was done by Don Grossinger (and Don's website confirms the same), and it indicates it's a Direct Metal Master. The booklet (nice reproduction of the original cover, with inserted pages) says the mastering (analog to digital?) was done by Bob Ludwig at Gateway.
Has anybody seen/heard any indication that the remasters are now being pressed at lesser plants than RTI? I see that various etailers are indicating that the Stones DSD remaster LPs (presumably the RTI issues) are out of print and fast disappearing, with prices commensurately going up. I'd like to stock up, now that I've been suitably impressed by one of them, but I don't want to get sucked into another ABKCO black hole and pay 30 bills for rice krispies.

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Topic - Stones DSD reissues question - radiodaddy 22:26:48 09/13/06 (10)

The pressing quality is better on the EU copies... - Loud Listener 17:13:18 09/14/06 (0)

These are pretty good - creativepart 06:10:58 09/14/06 (2)

Re: These are pretty good - Biff 10:08:03 09/14/06 (0)

Re: These are pretty good - radiodaddy 07:29:00 09/14/06 (0)

Re: Stones DSD reissues question - anumber1 04:11:34 09/14/06 (1)

Re: Stones DSD reissues question - radiodaddy 07:17:19 09/14/06 (0)

Re: Stones DSD reissues question - JCS 03:42:37 09/14/06 (3)

Re: Stones DSD reissues question - radiodaddy 07:13:26 09/14/06 (2)

My bad... - JCS 00:19:38 09/15/06 (1)

On 'Aftermath'... - radiodaddy 18:46:01 09/16/06 (0)

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