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Yesterday, 06:25 PM

wappinghigh replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

Peter Pan. If what you say is correct. Why did Borders pull their entire floor space of CD's? Why does Amazon et al now offer downloads? I agree...

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Yesterday, 05:51 PM

wappinghigh replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

Guys, the facts are the next wave of consumers want downloads and music streaming services. They want easy access to music that they want to listen...

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Yesterday, 05:26 PM

wappinghigh replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

Agreed. They simply don't exist. And why? Because the DSD format is not pushed to the studios.. and I mean those that produce pop and new music.....

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Yesterday, 05:06 PM

wappinghigh replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

Folks. Get over it. Sony (and Philips) were never interested in DSD as a mainstream format for consumers...... Still aren't

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Yesterday, 05:04 PM

wappinghigh replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

That actually explains a lot. Like why manufacturers like Mytek were the first out with a suitable DAC for consumers...

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Yesterday, 05:02 PM

wappinghigh replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

Yeh... and the available output can only be put on a disc as far as I know. Like here we have the worlds best recording platform producing pure DSD...

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05-20-2013, 06:14 PM

wappinghigh replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

Discs are dying everyone. Whether they be SACD, CD, Blu Ray, whatever. It doesn't matter. What's killing them is not the content, but the *delivery*...

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05-20-2013, 05:38 PM

Audio_ELF replied to a thread How do you play Internet radio through your main system? in General Forum

Add the Apple TV (or AirPort Express) then play the radio on your iPhone (or iPad or iPod Touch) and use Airplay to transmit it to the Apple TV and...

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05-20-2013, 05:29 PM

Audio_ELF replied to a thread How do you play Internet radio through your main system? in General Forum

If you have a phone, tablet or other handheld device (and a spare input), one of the easiest / best methods is an Apple TV (for iOS devices) or...

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05-20-2013, 05:24 PM

Audio_ELF replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

Actually isn't BetaMax a good analogy for SACD - superior technology that found a niche market but later was replaced as technology moved on making...

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05-20-2013, 01:36 PM

Audio_ELF replied to a thread Which USB DAC for $100-$250? Totally confused. in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion

Yes that's what I was meaning. I know the closely related 0404 was highly rated against "audiophile" products costing significantly more. I've...

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05-20-2013, 12:26 PM

Audio_ELF replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

Yes: but Linn use UPnP exclusively. And the downloads are quite recent. And I said "part of" meaning because of those things (well the first) there...

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05-20-2013, 07:51 AM

wappinghigh replied to a thread Experiences with the Resonessence Invicta DAC in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion

So is it logical to conclude the (real) multichannel version is coming a well? :)

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05-20-2013, 07:31 AM

wappinghigh replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

So I fear we will have hifi manufacturers repeating history all over again: with the current enthusiasm for adding DSD capabilities into their DAC's...

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05-20-2013, 07:22 AM

wappinghigh replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

^ So the music industry is obviously not interested. Period. :) Sadly. If they were. It would be done already.

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05-20-2013, 07:20 AM

wappinghigh replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

One is perfectly able to purchase a DSD file (paid for in full then downloaded from Bluecoast) then stream it via SMB to the Oppo... So...

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05-20-2013, 07:12 AM

wappinghigh replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

Know what? I think Teresa summed it up.. Most of the world is just plain not interested in DSD. They never were with SACD discs.. and they won't...

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05-20-2013, 07:08 AM

Audio_ELF replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

I guess part of the "can't be done" is (a) ripping SACD to provide the files (which can only be done with slightly dodgy PS3 software) and (b) there...

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05-20-2013, 07:01 AM

wappinghigh replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

Yes that is curious isn't it... For a couple of years now they have said it can't be done. Even though the DAC's in their high end players are more...

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05-20-2013, 06:53 AM

Audio_ELF replied to a thread Which USB DAC for $100-$250? Totally confused. in DAC - Digital to Analog Conversion

I'd also carefully compare to your Creative / EMu 0204 - you may be pleasantly surprised.

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05-20-2013, 06:49 AM

Audio_ELF replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

Rega and Naim... Correct Linn... Wrong. Linn made a range of well regarded multi-channel SACD / DVD-Video players. Infact IIRC Linn bought a lot...

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05-20-2013, 06:48 AM

wappinghigh replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

Well not exactly.. Not sure. Who are these guys? Why can't you find out about the service before signing up and what's this about "sharing" you music...

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05-20-2013, 02:01 AM

wappinghigh replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

^Exactly. +1. ....

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05-19-2013, 03:19 PM

wappinghigh replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

PeterP ....that is precisely why DSD should move to an online music streaming service. To take out the "noob" factor as you call it... No NAS drives,...

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05-19-2013, 02:25 PM

Audio_ELF replied to a thread Newbie Question: Pure Music / Onkyo 709 question in Music Servers

HDMI and Optical with both use the DAC inside your Onkyo. Eloise

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05-19-2013, 03:20 AM

wappinghigh replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

Actually following this derailing is a fascinating insight into just why SACD failed.. Guess what?. The obsessive quest for that last 0.000001%...

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05-18-2013, 06:58 PM

wappinghigh replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

^ In other words, I may actually think online streamed files sound better than those on an SACD, simply because I am biased to a positive experience...

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05-18-2013, 06:48 PM

wappinghigh replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

Alex and Eloise... It doesn't actually matter whether or not the individual listener can hear a difference between files. From the point of...

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05-18-2013, 05:36 PM

wappinghigh replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

^ That's very funny :) No wait. It's hilarious

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05-18-2013, 05:34 PM

Audio_ELF replied to a thread Why did SACD fail? in General Forum

Someone asked if everyone heard the difference in the sound of the two files...?

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