Listening to Now In DSD Downloads - Multichannel, Stereo or Mono

GOS said:

The Carpenters - Singles 1969-1981 (DSD Single Rate 2.8 MHz 64fs download)

Wow - this sounds absolutely fantastic.....

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Didn't know you liked them...I have the 1969-73 Singles SHM-SACD and it is excellent...

Clint Eastwood said:

Didn't know you liked them...I have the 1969-73 Singles SHM-SACD and it is excellent...

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That one is excellent. Just not as many songs as the DSD Download.

GOS said:

haha - yep. Liked the Carpenters since back in the day when I had multiple 45's of their tunes. Guilty pleasure...

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What's next on your DSD Download list from Acoustic Sounds/Super HiRez? If you like the Blues, their Live Blues DSD Downloads in Stereo and Multichannel would be quite tempting!
http://store.acousticsounds.com/index.cfm?get=results&searchtext=XBMC

I'm really torn....so here is what I've had my eye on...

1. The Animals Retrospective
2. Beck Mutations
3. CCR Bayou Country
4. Ahmad Jamal

bmoura said:

What's next on your DSD Download list from Acoustic Sounds/Super HiRez? If you like the Blues, their Live Blues DSD Downloads in Stereo and Multichannel would be quite tempting!
http://store.acousticsounds.com/index.cfm?get=results&searchtext=XBMC

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GOS said:

I'm really torn....so here is what I've had my eye on...

1. The Animals Retrospective
2. Beck Mutations
3. CCR Bayou Country
4. Ahmad Jamal

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Some thoughts on your list:
1. The Animals is very enjoyable. The quality improves as the album goes on and the recordings get more recent.
2. Don't have this one.
3. Bayou Country is good. My favorite CCR DSD Download is their self-titled album "Creedence Clearwater Revival" with Suzie Q. Excellent!
4. The Ahmad Jamal "needle drop to DSD" download is amazingly good. I was very surprised with how good it sounds. Kudos once again to Gus Skinas at the Super Audio Center. Amazing.

Although I love Jamal, I'd do the Animals. BTW: which Jamal?

GOS said:

I'm really torn....so here is what I've had my eye on...

1. The Animals Retrospective
2. Beck Mutations
3. CCR Bayou Country
4. Ahmad Jamal

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Quad Linda said:

Although I love Jamal, I'd do the Animals. BTW: which Jamal?

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Alhambra. The DSD Download of it is # 1 at Super Hi Rez at the moment. And amazingly it sounds better than The Animals DSD Download and many others.
http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/1...s_Alhambra-DSD_Single_Rate_28MHz64fs_Download

Awesome...thanks for your perspective.

bmoura said:

Some thoughts on your list:
1. The Animals is very enjoyable. The quality improves as the album goes on and the recordings get more recent.
2. Don't have this one.
3. Bayou Country is good. My favorite CCR DSD Download is their self-titled album "Creedence Clearwater Revival" with Suzy Q. Excellent!
4. The Ahmad Jamal "needle drop to DSD" download is amazingly good. I was very surprised with how good it sounds. Kudos once again to Gus Skinas at the Super Audio Center. Amazing.

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GOS said:

Awesome...thanks for your perspective.

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Glad to help. You have some good DSD Downloads to choose from on that list!

I admit, I want to try the Santana...but concerned it sounds too thin...seems I have an older DTS Audio of Santana and I always felt it sounded way too thin and metallic. Have you heard DSD of that??

bmoura said:

Glad to help. You have some good DSD Downloads to choose from on that list!

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Another thing....with these downloads you always get some sort of album art I think. I guess I don't know why my Oppo doesn't read and display that art when listening to the music.... You know? I have the 103.

GOS said:

I admit, I want to try the Santana...but concerned it sounds too thin...seems I have an older DTS Audio of Santana and I always felt it sounded way too thin and metallic. Have you heard DSD of that??

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Anybody giving you advice better consider your love of bass...just saying..a lot of what I like I'm sure you think is "thin"..we all have our individual tastes...

GOS said:

Another thing....with these downloads you always get some sort of album art I think. I guess I don't know why my Oppo doesn't read and display that art when listening to the music.... You know? I have the 103.

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The Oppo 103 doesn't have an LCD that displays the album art. But it is on the downloads. You will see it on other players like the Sony HAP-Z1ES (front color LED panel) or on your PC music player app like JRiver.

GOS said:

I admit, I want to try the Santana...but concerned it sounds too thin...seems I have an older DTS Audio of Santana and I always felt it sounded way too thin and metallic. Have you heard DSD of that??

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No, the Abraxas DSD Download comes right from the DSD Cutting Masters. It's very full range in its sound, not thin. Very dynamic I'd say.

Sorry, I wasn't clear. I mean, just like a DVD-Audio playing through my Oppo....if I have my monitor on, I can see photos, or art. Similarly, I wondered why the Oppo can't show the art from DSD onto my monitor??

bmoura said:

The Oppo 103 doesn't have an LCD that displays the album art. But it is on the downloads. You will see it on other players like the Sony HAP-Z1ES (front color LED panel) or on your PC music player app like JRiver.

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Oh boy...oh boy!

Getting a little giddy now...

bmoura said:

No, the Abraxas DSD Download comes right from the DSD Cutting Masters. It's very full range in its sound, not thin. Very dynamic I'd say.

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GOS said:

Sorry, I wasn't clear. I mean, just like a DVD-Audio playing through my Oppo....if I have my monitor on, I can see photos, or art. Similarly, I wondered why the Oppo can't show the art from DSD onto my monitor??

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If you have an Oppo 105 and use that player's DAC feature, the DSD art will show up on the PC/laptop you use to drive the DAC. But not on the TV screen.

GOS said:

Oh boy...oh boy!

Getting a little giddy now...

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If you were impressed by the Carpenters DSD Download, Abraxas is much more interesting in my opinion!

Dang.....I think I know what I'm gonna do when I get off work tonight.

bmoura said:

If you were impressed by the Carpenters DSD Download, Abraxas is much more interesting in my opinion!

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GOS said:

Oh boy...oh boy!

Getting a little giddy now...

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