New DSD downloads from Acoustic Sounds - Superhirez.com

I don't know. I do know that DACs like Universal disk players tend to favor one of the formats. If you use one for sometime you will know.

The rest is really a crap shoot (which is one of the reasons this forum is so popular). If you don't have a DSD DAC, I would suggest buying the PCM version as I don't know how transparent JRiver is and I like to keep things as simple as possible.

 

From what I've seen so far it's definitely on a case-by-case basis on which files sound better from where, and you also bring up a great point that there will be an aspect on how well your system decodes DSD versus PCM or vice-versa.

 

New DSD:

Diana Krall / Love Scenes
Diana Krall / The Girl In The Other Room
Diana Krall / The Look Of Love
Diana Krall / When I Look In Your Eyes

 

Very true, My Oppo/Onkyo seems to prefer PCM, as the DSD straight (My Onkyo can decode DSD through HDMI) didn't sound all that great

 

Thanks for the response. It seems like, at least for my ears, I tend to like PCM better. Sounds more life like. I have some incredible sacds. Bu it's always the DVD A stuff that seems to put me "in the room."

 

New DSD:

The Carpenters / Singles 1969-1981
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / O Brother, Where Art Thou?
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman / John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
Marvin Gaye / The Marvin Gaye Collection

 

NewDSD:

Elton John / Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Deluxe Edition
Elton John / Peachtree Road
Peter Frampton / Frampton Comes Alive
David Sanborn / Timeagain

 

Do we now get PCM recordings/transfers as DSD-converted downloads?

 

New DSD:

Elton John / Elton John
Elton John / Tumbleweed Connection
Elton John / Honky Chateau
Elton John / Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
Elton John / Madman Across the Water

 

The listing for Tumbleweed Connections says "DSD file created by Gus Skinas from the original DSD audio used to create the existing SACD."

 

OK - so I bought the SACD of Tumbleweed Connection for about $13. Why do the files from the same source cost twice that?

 

I don't know. You would have to ask Acoustic Sounds about their pricing structure.

 

It's so they can make considerably more money without having to manufacture, store or ship anything. Likewise, I assume the amount paid to the artist hasn't changed (unless it's gone down some). Genius.

 

Yes, for every SACD there is a DSD master. But the original recording can be analogue, PCM or DSD.

There would be no point in offering DSD files made from a PCM recording or PCM transfer, instead of PCM files. It's an additional conversion.

Was the David Sanborn album recorded in DSD (the CD says "DDD", so it was not an analogue recording)? Were the reissues of analogue recordings directly transfered to DSD or mastered in PCM?

 

The website does not specify if this is the 5.1 mix or the stereo. Huge difference in sound quality between the two, as the stereo mix tape is with the original, rather lo-fi mixes.

 

New DSD:

Marvin Gaye / Let's Get It On
Sting / Sacred Love

 

New DSD:

Lynyrd Skynyrd / Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd
The Allman Brothers Band / The Allman Brothers Band
Patricia Barber / A Distortion of Love
Dean Martin / This Time I'm Swinging
Eric Clapton / Slowhand
Jimmy D. Lane / Long Gone
Jimmie Lee Robinson / Remember Me

 

For all these DSD downloads:
Availability: In Stock


You don't have to pre-order, you don't have to wait for annonced releases for month after months and maybe never showing up in the end...

 

New DSD

Creedence Clearwater Revival / Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival / Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival / Green River
Creedence Clearwater Revival / Willy And The Poorboys
Creedence Clearwater Revival / Cosmo's Factory
Creedence Clearwater Revival / Pendulum
Creedence Clearwater Revival / Mardi Gras

Kan'Nal / Myth Magic
Lyn Stanley / Lost In Romance
Steven Vidaic / Hearts Look Twice
Lori Lieberman / Bricks Against The Glass

 

I imagine those CCRs are Steve's masterings.

 

New DSD

Aerosmith/ Toys In The Attic
Boston/ Boston
Donald Johanos/ Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances & Vocalise



There are some Aerosmith TITA sacd discs on Amazon from $140 to $319
Boston sacd from $60 to $239

 

Those SACDs don't sound particularly good so why bother. You would have to be a serious fan.

 

Can anyone comment on the sound quality of the Boston and Aerosmith (2-channel track) SACDs?

 

I like them both.