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Post by michi September 26, 2011 (12 of 18)
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| Speaking of discs that aren't listed, I've got an extra copy or two of the Sony AR1 sampler SACD... Promo samplers are a weird thing, so I don't know how well they're really tracked.. This one contains: 1 - You Had Quit Me - Wild Child Butler from "Sho Nuff" 2 - Nobody Buying - Nancy Bryan from "Neon Angel" 3 - I'll Be around - Jimmie Lee | |
Post by DSD December 11, 2010 (8 of 125)
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| Very few DSD downloads are available outside of Japan so far. David Elias' The Window DSD download http://davidelias.com/?section=hidef_downloads 2L DSD downloads http://www.2l.no/hires/index.html Blue Coast Records http://www.bluecoastrecords.com/ There may be a few others? | |
Post by DSD August 31, 2010 (30 of 292)
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| Original DSD and DXD Recordings are listed here: http://www.sa-cd.net/dsd In the Recording type it will specify if it is DSD or DXD. DXD is short for Digital eXtreme Definition which is 24/32 Bit 352.8kHz PCM. My favorite DSD recordings are from Telarc, however PentaTone, Channel Classics, BSO and others are also excellent. It's too bad you | |
Post by sweetji August 31, 2010 (22 of 292)
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| Hello. I'm essentially a newcomer to DSD and therefore I'd rather ask: Where can I find sounds to test? To clarify, I live in the Czech Republic where things like SA-CD or DSD are more or less unknown so I can't find someone "near me" who would have some DSD recordings. First, I downloaded the WMP plugin for converting DSD to PCM. Then, I tried | |
Post by audioholik August 1, 2010 (87 of 98)
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| @rrkradio, david elias Thanks for the explanation. BTW I recently stumbled upon an interesting SHARP presentation dating back to 2001(!) when the company had envisioned a DSD playback mode that would have allowed to stream DSD via USB from the hard drive, I think it's high time someone finally implemented the concept :-) | |
Post by david elias July 15, 2010 (62 of 98)
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| I hope I can add to this thread with these comments: Manufacturing of an SACD, especially for an unsigned artist like myself, has become even more prohibitively expensive and nearly impossible logistically. I don't think any SACD manufacturing occurs in the US any longer for starters. Finding a way to reprint "The Window" as a hybrid 5.1 SACD has | |
Post by Ear April 11, 2010 (43 of 98)
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| Well I am not a computer user and I am frustrated because stuff that should be reissued on SACD like The Window by David Elias is being reissued as DSD Disc. And my fear is now, that they stop issueing SACDs in favor of DSD discs/files. And I would hate that because right now neither my computer nor my SACD player will play those, even if I managed | |
Post by Ear April 9, 2010 (4 of 98)
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| There is some talk about DSD discs going on and David Elias even did release one. But why would you do that if you have SACD? Are they less expensive to produce? Why did Sony choose SACD if they could have done DSD discs instead and why do universal players do not plays DSD discs except the PS3 or maybe some Sony machines and computers (afaik). I | |
Post by The Seventh Taylor December 30, 2009 (61 of 61)
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| Correction: *two* artists/groups and one label... David Elias: see http://www.ps3sacd.com/news.html#_20091117 Wheatus: see http://www.ps3sacd.com/news.html#_20090724 2L Music: see http://www.ps3sacd.com/news.html#_20090529 There's a piece about the Korg DSD writing software further down the page (May 27). Overview: | |
Post by michi December 3, 2009 (19 of 24)
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| The 5400ES does not convert DSD to PCM on its analog outs. This came from a rumor started a while back, from the XA5400ES using "Burr Brown PCM1796 dacs". Adding to the confusion was the HDMI interface, which apparently *can* transport PCM, as well as DSD, over HDMI 1.3a, depending on the handshake. People took the "PCM" prefix on the dac and ran | |
Post by rammiepie November 17, 2009 (7 of 14)
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| Then you better grab a copy of David Elias' THE CROSSING (which Stereophile mag described as "extraordinary,") before that SACD, too, goes sadly oop. | |
Post by michi November 17, 2009 (6 of 14)
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| er, Actually, that quote, I didn't say that... That's from David Elias's text... I've got no real take on the demographics. I do wonder why newer players like the Oppo don't play DSD Discs though. | |
Post by DSD November 17, 2009 (4 of 14)
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| I thought the same thing, however this DSD disc may just be ahead of it's time and I hope they don't get discouraged by the lack of initial sales during the first three or four years. It could well be the PS3 and the XA5400ES are the beginning of a trend of SACD and universal players that can play DSD discs. If this is true it won't be long before | |
Post by michi November 17, 2009 (1 of 14)
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| ... I know this SACD tends to go for upwards of $200 on eBay and has been well-reviewed... David Elias and the Super Audio Center have re-released this disc as a DSD Disc, playable on the XA5400ES, Korg recorders, and PS3. Also playable on newer Sony VAIO systems. Similar to the recent Wheatus | |
Post by Kal Rubinson March 25, 2009 (12 of 14)
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| Wow! I was just about to include the two David Elias SACDs in my bulk resale to Academy Records but, I guess, I will hang on to them for "private" sale. Thanks for the heads up. (I also have the Allison Kraus "Forget About It" SACD if anyone cares. :-) Kal | |
Post by callmez March 6, 2009 (9 of 14)
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| Someone is probably gonna flame me, but here goes: I recently noticed that David Elias' SACDs, "Crossing" and "The Window" are now available as hi-res downloads from iTrax.com. Of course, if you want to burn an actual hi-res disc that you can toss into a player, it has to be... DVD-Audio. Sorry. While "Crossing" is still readily available as a | |
Post by tream June 6, 2005 (7 of 7)
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| Here's something available in the US before Europe - David Elias' new release: http://www.davidelias.com/crossing.htm | |
Post by bmoura June 5, 2005 (2 of 2)
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| You'll enjoy it when the SACD arrives. Another outstanding Surround Sound SACD recording by David Elias and Gus Skinas at the Super Audio Center. | |
Post by DrOctodivx June 4, 2005 (1 of 2)
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| See the story: http://highfidelityreview.com/news/news.asp?newsnumber=19330999 I preordered mine directly from him and should be receiving it any day (possibly today). I will post my impressions later after I have listened to it - but if it compares at all to "The Window", then I am sure it will be excellent. Btw, Stephen, when will you have | |
Post by DrOctodivx June 2, 2005 (108 of 740)
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| David Elias is now personally taking orders for his new "crossing" SACD. | |
Post by DrOctodivx January 1, 2005 (90 of 740)
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| David Elias' new upcoming SACD album now has a title - "Crossing" | |
Post by RoelVanGils December 13, 2004 (5 of 6)
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| You're so right! Wonderful SACD. Very nice recording without any overdubs, straight to DSD! As pure as can be. I heard there's coming another David Elias SACD! | |
Post by DrOctodivx December 2, 2004 (3 of 6)
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| Another SACD title and artist who I feel deserves more recognition is David Elias with "The Window". This is one the few pop/folk albums on SACD that is not only 100% DSD but also independently produced and marketed. Taken together with the fact that this is truly a great album, among my top 10 non-classical albums, I feel this artist should | |
Post by DrOctodivx November 25, 2004 (78 of 740)
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| I just got word from David Elias of "The Window" (http://sa-cd.net/showtitle/1336) that he will be shortly releasing a new album: "We have recorded another set of songs on DSD and are in the final stages of getting them ready for another hybrid mch SACD printing. Hope to have that go to press sometime soon." Though the title is still a work in | |
Post by DrOctodivx November 16, 2004 (5 of 70)
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| Hi Steve, Thank you for this informative explanation. It does seem true that printing Hybrid SACDs is a much more difficult enterprise for an independent musician. However, some musicians such as David Elias have successfully released independent SACD albums, so it seems that it is not an insurmountable goal. Well, it did seem this would be a | |
Post by david elias September 15, 2004 (9 of 22)
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| I can definitely recommend the Outlaw 950 preamp (latest B-stock model) hooked up to their 5-channel 755 amp using the "Direct Bypass". A very very nice combination I've been listening to for just a couple of months at this point. No complaints and no regrets...I was looking for a good 5-way SACD amplification that didn't break my negative budget | |
Post by david elias June 21, 2004 (36 of 46)
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| Dan - I read your comments and certainly agree. That is the beauty of the hybrid SACD. You can buy one today for your old cheap CD player and hear high quality on the redbook layer -- when your CD player wears out and you buy a new SACD or Universal player, that same disc suddenly sounds even better for no charge! I can't think of any previous | |
Post by Bill June 16, 2004 (1 of 3)
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| Also David Elias's SACD is great. I close my eyes and he is sittin there on a stool. The sounds of his fingers on the strings and the nuances of his voice are very realistic. Alas, I bought 'Forget October' too soon and only have the redbook version. Always be patient if an artist has already put out a cd on sacd, they'll probably do it | |
Post by david elias March 24, 2004 (6 of 8)
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| I have to agree with you. I think Let It Bleed is an excellent disc to use when anyone wants to compare a redbook CD with its remastered SACD counterpart. Two different worlds! Best Regards, David Elias | |
Post by david elias November 20, 2003 (10 of 10)
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| Dan - I totally agree! DSD recording combined with SBM downsampling to create an SACD hybrid is a magic combination that will present an amazing result on any CD player, SACD or otherwise. Regards - David Elias | |
Post by david elias November 18, 2003 (4 of 4)
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| This is very interesting reading! I have to defy-or-comply with the genre problem all the time. Originally it was stylistic issues about what kind of music I play (pick one: folk, pop, rock, jazz -- ugh). I started using the reference of "Independent Acoustic" as the best descriptive genre I could come up with. I still use this term. But when I | |
Post by randy November 4, 2003 (2 of 4)
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| I like the idea of creating a catch-all label of Independent. I agree that David Elias and Suitcase Pimps are good candidates for this. (I struggled with "labeling" these for my personal collection.) On the other hand, ZoomTone fits in with my concept of a label, albeit an independent one. My first inclination would be to keep this separate. But | |
Post by zeus November 1, 2003 (1 of 4)
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| I've been thinking of filing "indies" together under either a new "Independent" genre or a generic label of "Indepedent" (or both). Candidates for this are David Elias, Suitcase Pimps, the three ZoomTone titles and the latest one from Ruf Records: http://www.sacdinfo.com/showtitle.php?title=1586 plus any others anyone suggests. Whadya think? | |
Post by david elias October 24, 2003 (3 of 3)
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| Azure, I couldn't agree with you more. I think the SBM-Direct performs something of a miracle on DSD recordings or masters destined to be hybrids playing on conventional CD systems. We used this process on my SACD project "The Window" which was recorded to DSD on a Sonoma. The resulting redbook layer was the product of a SBM-direct transformation | |
Post by david elias October 10, 2003 (4 of 7)
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| I bought the DAV-C770 last year shortly after it came out. There were a few reasons for the purchase. Overall it was the easiest and cheapest way to be able for me to playback surround sound (multichannel) SACDs at home. Shortly after that, I bought a Sony SCD-C775 SACD player at a ridiculously low price for the discontinued model. This is hooked | |
Post by sound_labs October 9, 2003 (7 of 11)
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| I guess this can seem a little strange, I mean you don't see that kind of thing happening with a major artist on a mega label. But things are different for the indie crowd. I reviewed David Elias' -The Window- about a week ago. I write for epinions.com, and I've been writing mostly music reviews for the past three years there. I currently have | |
Post by david elias October 8, 2003 (3 of 11)
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| I guess I should reply here even though I'm not interested in stirring things up. I had submitted my SACD to MuzikReviewz.com without ever having heard of them before. I have been sending my new disc out to various magazines and online places for review. Mary Rudy received it and loved it. She wrote her review without knowing anything about me | |
Post by muzickbizkid October 8, 2003 (2 of 11)
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| I understand your concern, but not to worry. There is a shortage of good SACD's out there, not the classic stuff, there is plenty of that (Dark side of the moon comes to mind). But new music is hard to find especially rock. I'm a fan of the "little guy" and discovering David Elias and Suitcase Pimps was a good find for me. I don't think a review of | |
Post by randy October 8, 2003 (1 of 11)
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| I am concerned about the validity of recent reviews of selections available on the cdbaby.com website. What does everyone else think? On 3 Oct, David Elias - The Window was reviewed by muzikwebgal. Her profile includes a link to "a music promotion website" run by her. This is fair enough--at least we know where she is coming from--although by my | |
Post by david elias October 6, 2003 (2 of 2)
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| I'm David Elias - My SACD "The Window" was reviewed last week online at http://www.muzikreviewz.com/DavidElias_cdrev.html - The Sony SACD Project team told me that I've released the first independent (unsigned) multichannel hybrid SACD. There's also another SACD online at CDBaby by Marthas Trouble. There are a number of people who wrote comments | |
Post by muzickbizkid October 5, 2003 (1 of 2)
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| I found two SACD's on CDbaby.com one from David Elias and the other from a group called the Suitcase Pimps. Has anybody heard either of these discs? Jeff Coffin from the Flecktones is on the Suitcase Pimps disc. Seems like it might be pretty cool. Has anybody heard it? | |
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