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Thanks for everyone for your input. Much obliged.

Cheers Guido, great advise.

Thanks Paul, I think I'm going to take you up on your advise. Like you said it's no train smash if for some reason I prefer my dac that I have. Thanks Josh

Hi Guys, So I just bought myself a Matrix M-stage HPA-2 (USB) with a pair of AKG Q701 headphones using it on a Mac Book Pro. I also upgraded my power cable and usb cord. So far I'm happy with my purchase. Sadly I didn't do any research into DSD and my device is not DSD compatible. Would you suggest I buy a DSD Dac to add to my collection or is it okay to just collect Hi Res Flac. I'm also confused which music format to start collecting with a long term perspective in mind. I've previously bought 192/24 flac but it seems the rave is DSD. Thanks for your help. Josh

Thanks for your input guys. George you make a good point with regards to piracy. I still find it a bit strange when you look at the amount of albums out there. A good question would be to find out what percentage of albums are recorded in H-Res, if its anything to go by the amount of Hi-Res music out there it would be 1%.

I'm confused please help. Surely the music industry would increase it profits if they took every mastered original and sold it online in Hi Res. Why is the music is so limited on HDtrack,Super Hires etc, it all seems to be classical, jazz and some blues, a little bit of rock to. Can someone please be so kind and explain to me for instance why lets say the latest Beyonce's Album is not ready for download or lets say the latest Cold play. Thanks for your help.