According to an article from USA Today, Acoustic Sounds is now selling Direct Stream Digital (DSD) music downloads.
A few quotes from the story:
"We sell more SACDs than anyone else in the world," says founder Chad Kassem. "It's closer to the sound of a vinyl analog (album). Our customers like the warm sound … (and) are begging for DSD (Direct Stream Digital) downloads."
The first DSD downloadable albums on SuperHiRez.com will include A Love Supreme by John Coltrane, August and Everything After by Counting Crows, Come Away with Me by Norah Jones, Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens and Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits. (Prices are about $25 per album.)
Acoustic Sounds, which is in talks with major labels to license mainstream music and has already closed a deal with Universal Music Group, expects to have between 30 and 40 titles in multiple formats at launch with more to come very soon.
"To date we've resisted downloads because there was too much quality sacrificed," says company COO Marc Sheforgen. "But now, finally, the technology is available where the customer can enjoy an alternative to iTunes and finally enjoy the convenience of downloads without sacrificing any of the quality. In fact, they can enjoy the highest quality."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/...unds-high-resolution-music-downloads/2710783/
http://store.acousticsounds.com/superhirez
A few quotes from the story:
"We sell more SACDs than anyone else in the world," says founder Chad Kassem. "It's closer to the sound of a vinyl analog (album). Our customers like the warm sound … (and) are begging for DSD (Direct Stream Digital) downloads."
The first DSD downloadable albums on SuperHiRez.com will include A Love Supreme by John Coltrane, August and Everything After by Counting Crows, Come Away with Me by Norah Jones, Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens and Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits. (Prices are about $25 per album.)
Acoustic Sounds, which is in talks with major labels to license mainstream music and has already closed a deal with Universal Music Group, expects to have between 30 and 40 titles in multiple formats at launch with more to come very soon.
"To date we've resisted downloads because there was too much quality sacrificed," says company COO Marc Sheforgen. "But now, finally, the technology is available where the customer can enjoy an alternative to iTunes and finally enjoy the convenience of downloads without sacrificing any of the quality. In fact, they can enjoy the highest quality."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/...unds-high-resolution-music-downloads/2710783/
http://store.acousticsounds.com/superhirez