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

[bmoura]

Delta Time with Hans Theessink & Terry Evans with Ry Cooder.

An excellent blues album, recorded to Analog and transferred to Stereo DSD by the team at Horch House in Europe using the Grimm AD1 DSD converter.
Vivid vocals, excellent detail and some special guest appearances by Ry Cooder. Love it. On DSD Wafer Card, not available on SACD.

Delta Time has an international theme as European blues and folk singer Hans Theessink partners with Southern blues singer Terry Evans. The duo gets some guest star power from guitarist Ry Cooder on three tracks on the album: "How Come People Act Like That," "Blues Stay Away From Me," and "Shelter From The Storm". It turns out that Terry Evans has been a backup singer on Ry Cooder's recordings, so Cooder returns the favor here.

While many listeners think of Jazz and Classical recordings as benefiting the most from high resolution audio recordings in Analog and DSD, a well recorded blues album is often just as effective. That's certainly the case here. What you have is two vocalists and two guitarists at the top of their game. It may sound relatively simple but the recording is very detailed and brings you some fine vocals and performances by Theessink and Evans.

Check out the songs "Delta Time" with straight ahead playing, singing by Theessink and some backing vocals and "How Come People Act Like That" which brings both Evans and Theessink to the lead vocals and brings Ry Cooder into the mix with some rocking guitar. The transfer of the Delta Time album from Analog to DSD is just excellent. This is definitely an album to any blues fan's collection.

Delta Time - Hans Theessink & Terry Evans with Ry Cooder (Stereo DSD USB Wafer Card, Horch House MT 14028)
http://www.analogarts.net/delta-timee
http://positive-feedback.com/audio-discourse/horch-house-dsd-wafer-cards/

 

[bmoura]

Here's one for Classical Music fans. Bach Keyboard Concertos performed on the Harpsichord and Piano by UK keyboard expert Gary Cooper and the B' Rock Orchestra.
Excellent in both Multichannel and Stereo.

At the Native DSD Music web site in Stereo and Multichannel DSD - or both with the Native DSD "COMBI" deal for $27.52 (regular price). On sale through Aug 21st at 10% off with offer code WeLoveDSD.
Not available on SACD.



Bach Keyboard Concertos - Gary Cooper, Harpsichord & B' Rock (Etcetera Records, Multichannel & Stereo DSD COMBI Download, 1477)
https://etcetera.nativedsd.com/albums/ktc1477bach-keyboard-concertos

 

[bmoura]

Yarlung Records, 10th Anniversary Collection, Volume 1 in Stereo DSD 256. The first of 4 new DSD Downloads from Yarlung. Some amazing Analog to DSD 256 transfers on this one.
Prices start at $7 per album (DSD 64) and go to $11 per album (DSD 256). 15% off on all 4 through September 12th with code Yarlung-15. Not available on SACD.



Yarlung Records, 10th Anniversary Collection, Volume 1 (Yarlung Records, Stereo DSD 256 Download, YAR-42482-DSD1)
https://yarlungrecords.nativedsd.com/albums/YAR42482DSD1-yarlung-records-10th-anniversary-vol-1

 

[bmoura]

The Count Meets The Duke with the Count Basie Orchestra and the Duke Ellington Orchestra - in Stereo DSD 128 from High Definition Tape Transfers (HDTT).

An excellent Jazz recording, now sounding even better than the original Single Layer Stereo SACD release. 20% off on Columbus Day (October 12, 2015) - just $16. A deal !



The Count Meets The Duke - Count Basie Orchestra & the Duke Ellington Orchestra (Columbia Records, Stereo DSD 128 Download, HDTT 3319)
http://www.highdeftapetransfers.com/collections/jazz-popular/products/the-count-meets-the-duke

 

[bmoura]

New today in Stereo and Multichannel DSD - Brahms: Symphony No. 4 and Hungarian Dances featuring Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra.
Excellent sound and performances. Thumbs up!



Brahms: Symphony No. 4 and Hungarian Dances - Ivan Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra (Stereo & Multichannel DSD Downloads, COMBI Deal, Channel Classics 35315)
https://channelclassics.nativedsd.com/albums/35315-brahms-symphony-no-4

 

[GOS]

Elvis Presley - Stereo 57 DSD
Killer...

 

[bmoura]

Agreed.

Stereo '57 in Stereo DSD by Elvis Presley is a really excellent Analog Master Tape to DSD transfer and DSD download.



http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/9...s_Volume_2-DSD_Single_Rate_28MHz64fs_Download

 

[bmoura]

The Bridge, Remastered Edition featuring Sonny Rollins on Sax and Jim Hall on Guitar. A Jazz Classic.
Originally on ORG Music SACD, now on Stereo DSD Download. Very nice!



http://www.hdtracks.com/the-bridge-remastered-262963

 

[bmoura]

Sly & the Family Stone on a Stereo DSD Download of There's A Riot Goin' On - featuring the hit song "Family Affair".
Originally on ORG Music SACD, now on Stereo DSD Download at HDtracks for $17.99



http://www.hdtracks.com/there-s-a-riot-goin-on-dsd?format=DSD

 

[bmoura]

Shelby Lynne's tribute album to Dusty Springfield "Just A Little Lovin'".
An excellent Stereo DSD Download from Analogue Productions.

"One of the most incredible sounding albums we've ever heard. It's exactly what audiophiles dream about. A mixture of great music, great performances and a great recording - all with air to breathe. Show-stopping sound!
"There's nothing we've offered that I'm more excited about and that I'm more confident will just blow people away." - Chad Kassem, Acoustic Sounds, Inc. CEO
Mastered by Doug Sax"

http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/9...ttle_Lovin-DSD_Single_Rate_28MHz64fs_Download

 

[cupboy]

MJ Thriller that I paid around $12 for from the HD Tracks Germany site. Compared it to the SACD and original CD. Switched back to the download after the comparisons. The download easily sounds the best of the 3. Used the same DAC for all 3.

 

[GOS]

The Animals Retrospective DSD

Listening this for first time since I moved my stereo into a better room with wider speaker placement. WOW! This really sounds excellent.....soundstage is super wide on many of the songs. Great sound.

 

[bmoura]

The Animals Retrospective DSD

Listening this for first time since I moved my stereo into a better room with wider speaker placement. WOW! This really sounds excellent.....soundstage is super wide on many of the songs. Great sound.

The 3 Stereo DSD Downloads from ABKCO are excellent. Be sure to add the ones by Sam Cooke and the Rolling Stones to your DSD Download list!

 

[GOS]

I know, I know...but I just can't get enough of this recording. It is about as good as it gets...

ELVIS 57 - DSD from Acoustic Sounds.

 

[milt]

I know, I know...but I just can't get enough of this recording. It is about as good as it gets...

ELVIS 57 - DSD from Acoustic Sounds.

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GOS, if you love this you really must get Elvis is Back!
Essential.

 

[bmoura]

I know, I know...but I just can't get enough of this recording. It is about as good as it gets...

ELVIS 57 - DSD from Acoustic Sounds.

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No apologies needed. It's easily one of the Best DSD Stereo Downloads available.

 

[bmoura]

Up Close, a Jazz Stereo DSD Download with Tony Overwater (Acoustic Bass), Yuri Honing (Tenor Sax) and Maarten Ornstein (Clarinet and Tenor Sax).
A DSD recording, originally released on Stereo CD, now available as a DSD Download. Not available on SACD.
Very mellow Jazz. Nice.

"The album features Overwater performing a number of memorable favorites including When I Fall In Love by Victor Young and Edward Heyman, Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Harold Arlen, Ironic by Alanis Morissette, What's New by Bob Haggart and Johnny Burke, Angel Voice by Sunny Murray and It Was A Very Good Year by Ervin Drake.

Turtle says the album is "pure, articulate - with startling dynamic impact." Jazz listeners will want to take a listen."

https://turtlerecords.nativedsd.com/albums/TR0001-up-close

 

[GOS]

Elvis '57

DSD 64

What a recording! It puts so many others to shame....

 

[bmoura]

The Pink Panther & Friends - a new Stereo DSD recording on Fone. Features 6 different Jazz takes on The Pink Panther theme by Henry Mancini plus some Jazz standards and even a Led Zeppelin song.
It's available for around $18 at Native DSD Music.

"This is a new Stereo DSD recording Produced and Engineered by Fone's Giulio Cesare Ricci using the Merging Technologies Pyramix system and DSD converters from dCS.

The album features 6 different jazzy takes of Henry Mancini's famed Theme from The Pink Panther along with jazz performances of Stumpy by Coleman Hawkins, Paris Blues by Duke Ellington, Redemption Song by Bob Marley, Kashmir by Led Zeppelin, Canyon by Peo Alfonsi and O Sole Mio.

The musical performances feature an all-star lineup of Jazz musicians including Scott Hamilton (musician) on Sax, Fausto Mesolella and Peo Alfonsi on Guitar, Enzo Pietropaoli and Salvatore Maiore on Contrabass, riccardo zegna official funs club and Paolo Birro on Piano, Giampaolo Casati on Trombone, Alfred Kramer (Musiker) on Drums and Eleonora Bianchini and Raiz on vocals."

https://fonerecords.nativedsd.com/albums/SACD154-the-pink-panther-friends

 

[cupboy]

Double-rate DSD: Playing through JBL L20T3 speakers. I think these have 6.5 inch woofers and a tweeter. The 31.5HZ tone is audible, and the 10,000HZ. The next freq. up is 12,500HZ. I hear nothing!