[LFF]

1. Are you familiar with SACD? DSD?
Yes and Yes
 
2. Do you own any SACDs? 
Yes.
 
3. If so, what percentage of your collection is SACD vs CD or files?
I own roughly about 200-250 SACD's so about 2% of my music collection.
My entire collection is about 50% digital with the rest split with analog and CD's.
 
4. Is SACD/DSD decoding an important consideration when you're looking for a DAC?
With high res files, yes. Other than that, I have a dedicated SACD player.
 
5. If you owned a DAC that could be upgraded to playing SACD/DSD, what would you pay for the upgrade?
No more than $150 including shipping.

 

[Misterrogers]

^ What he said! 

 

[doco]

1. Are you familiar with SACD? DSD?
Yes.
 
2. Do you own any SACDs? 
No.
 
3. If so, what percentage of your collection is SACD vs CD or files?
All of my collection are digital files.
 
4. Is SACD/DSD decoding an important consideration when you're looking for a DAC? 
It is not an important factor when I am looking for a DAC.
 
5. If you owned a DAC that could be upgraded to playing SACD/DSD, what would you pay for the upgrade?
It's possible in the future I might look into it and would pay around $100-$150 if it's really worth it.

 

[pentatonic]

 
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Hey all,
 
It's that time of year again--time we pick your brains. The topic of SACD and its associated DSD datastream have come up in questions about our DAC products, and we want to know what you think about it.
 
So, in order:
 
1. Are you familiar with SACD? DSD?
Yes
 
2. Do you own any SACDs? 
Yes
 
3. If so, what percentage of your collection is SACD vs CD or files?
Sacd 10 %, Cd 60%, files 30%(not counting the rips of my actual cds owned in files)
 
4. Is SACD/DSD decoding an important consideration when you're looking for a DAC? 
Definitely, as my receiver cannot accept native dsd
 
5. If you owned a DAC that could be upgraded to playing SACD/DSD, what would you pay for the upgrade?
Depending on price on mods
 
That's it. Please let us know what you think by May 15, 2012 in this thread to enter for your chance to win a Schiit Bifrost with USB. We'll announce the winner, chosen by random drawing, within a few days afterwards.
 
Thanks to all in advance for participating! 
 
All the best,
 
Jason Stoddard
Co-Founder

 
 

 

[Sagara]

Hi Jason,
 
Here's my opinion
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1. Are you familiar with SACD? DSD?
Yes
 
2. Do you own any SACDs?
Yes
 
3. If so, what percentage of your collection is SACD vs CD or files?
5% SACD, 20% CD, 75% Files (10% of which are High Definition Recording/Encoding)
 
4. Is SACD/DSD decoding an important consideration when you're looking for a DAC?
Not so much, as it is hard to find SACD. Need to import most of the titles from Japan. But if there are more SACDs available, definitely important!
DSD sounds much more dynamic than PCM.
 
5. If you owned a DAC that could be upgraded to playing SACD/DSD, what would you pay for the upgrade?
Probably around half price of the DAC itself. It has to be better than the in-built DAC all SACD players have these days though. But it will definitely benefit from a good output stage of a decent external DAC has.

 
Cheers,

 

[khbaur330162]

 
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Originally Posted by Jason Stoddard /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
1. Are you familiar with SACD? DSD?
Yes.
2. Do you own any SACDs? 
Yes.
3. If so, what percentage of your collection is SACD vs CD or files?
<1% SACD, ~5%CD, rest files
4. Is SACD/DSD decoding an important consideration when you're looking for a DAC?
No, I have an SACD player. 
5. If you owned a DAC that could be upgraded to playing SACD/DSD, what would you pay for the upgrade?
I would not upgrade at any price point.

 
 

 

[kyoshiro]

 
1. Are you familiar with SACD? DSD?
SACD yes
2. Do you own any SACDs? 
1 or 2
3. If so, what percentage of your collection is SACD vs CD or files?
0.99% SACD 99.01% CD + Files
4. Is SACD/DSD decoding an important consideration when you're looking for a DAC? 
No 
5. If you owned a DAC that could be upgraded to playing SACD/DSD, what would you pay for the upgrade?
$100 as I dont believe SACD is worth that much in comparison to other new techs

 

[BranMuffin]

 
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1. Are you familiar with SACD? DSD?
 
somewhat 
 
2. Do you own any SACDs? 
 
no
 
3. If so, what percentage of your collection is SACD vs CD or files?
 
0%
 
4. Is SACD/DSD decoding an important consideration when you're looking for a DAC? 
 
no since I do no own any media in this format
 
5. If you owned a DAC that could be upgraded to playing SACD/DSD, what would you pay for the upgrade?
 
perhaps a 100$ 
 

 
 

 

[c12mech]

 
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1. Are you familiar with SACD? DSD?
Yes
2. Do you own any SACDs? 
None yet. 
3. If so, what percentage of your collection is SACD vs CD or files?
0%
4. Is SACD/DSD decoding an important consideration when you're looking for a DAC? 
Yes, I will be upgrading players soon.
5. If you owned a DAC that could be upgraded to playing SACD/DSD, what would you pay for the upgrade?
Not sure, but as long as it is reasonable I would consider it.

 

 

[dBel84]

 
1. Are you familiar with SACD? DSD?
yes and yes
2. Do you own any SACDs?
yes
3. If so, what percentage of your collection is SACD vs CD or files?
about 2% ( but unlike LFF my collection is nowhere near as impressive ) 
4. Is SACD/DSD decoding an important consideration when you're looking for a DAC? 
No - I have a dedicated SACD player
5. If you owned a DAC that could be upgraded to playing SACD/DSD, what would you pay for the upgrade?
Depends on how good the dac was , about 20% of dac value
 
thanks ..dB
 

 

[sh4d0wt3ch]

 

1. Are you familiar with SACD? DSD?
Yes / Yes
2. Do you own any SACDs? 
No
3. If so, what percentage of your collection is SACD vs CD or files?
N/A
4. Is SACD/DSD decoding an important consideration when you're looking for a DAC? 
Not really. At the moment important features are 24/192 / Optical / USB
5. If you owned a DAC that could be upgraded to playing SACD/DSD, what would you pay for the upgrade?
If the upgrade cost is justifiable for the additional feature. At the moment it seems like just future proofing.

 

 

[WiR3D]

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1. Are you familiar with SACD? DSD?
Yes
2. Do you own any SACDs? 
No
3. If so, what percentage of your collection is SACD vs CD or files?
--
4. Is SACD/DSD decoding an important consideration when you're looking for a DAC? 
No
5. If you owned a DAC that could be upgraded to playing SACD/DSD, what would you pay for the upgrade?
$100 - the same as your USB upgrade

 

Thanks for the opportunity

 

[Dutchi MerenGue]

 
1. Are you familiar with SACD? DSD?

1. Yes

2. Do you own any SACDs?

1. No but i own an SACD player in the form of original 60 gig playstation 3.

3. If so, what percentage of your collection is SACD vs CD or files?

1. N/A

4. Is SACD/DSD decoding an important consideration when you're looking for a DAC? 

1. Not really, it may help sway me towards that particular dac over another dac without sacd compatibility assuming both dacs in contention were equal in every other way

5. If you owned a DAC that could be upgraded to playing SACD/DSD, what would you pay for the upgrade?

1. Assuming i ever got around to actually buying multiple SACD'S, i would pay no more than $100

 

[kn19h7]

1. Are you familiar with SACD? DSD?
Almost nothing more than the names.
 
2. Do you own any SACDs? 
Nope.
 
3. If so, what percentage of your collection is SACD vs CD or files?
N/A
 
4. Is SACD/DSD decoding an important consideration when you're looking for a DAC? 
Perhaps not..
 
5. If you owned a DAC that could be upgraded to playing SACD/DSD, what would you pay for the upgrade?
Not more than $100

 

[Lorspeaker]

hmmm
 
 
 
 
1. Are you familiar with SACD? DSD?
sacds=superaudio cds... what is dsd 

2. Do you own any SACDs? 
i own a dozen or two of these...
 
3. If so, what percentage of your collection is SACD vs CD or files?
0.18675%
4. Is SACD/DSD decoding an important consideration when you're looking for a DAC? 
ripping all my cds onto the laptop harddisk...hmmm....didnt bother me really.
5. If you owned a DAC that could be upgraded to playing SACD/DSD, what would you pay for the upgrade?
usd100