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DSD64 IMO is not much of an upgrade...

"...but DSD64 is all that we have, unless we record or digitize analog to DSD128 ourselves."

Yup, sadly so.

Now that digital rips of SACD's are a reality, it's much easier to see how many titles are just PCM 44.1kHz --> SACD there are. Just cue up the digitally ripped track and look for the obvious 44kHz drop-off.

Although I was an early supporter of SACD (had a SCD-1 back in 2000-2001), I'm happy to have archived all my SACD's (about 50) as 24/88 or 24/176 now and available on the music server. Haven't bothered to spin up an SACD now in months.

Although DSD64 sounds great, I just don't see it as superior enough that I would care to spend anything more on it at this point. IMO well recorded/produced 24/88+ is just as good as DSD64 with better dynamic range in the treble.

The PCM hardware is already plentiful, I want to see software taking advantage of what's out there and hardware manufacturers perfecting the technology...
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