An SACD question

I find the SHM cds universally superior.

I own about 500 sacds and now have some on my music server in dsd. Getting this is a rather cumbersome process but is wonderful. It is like hearing master tapes. It also takes lots of space. I have a two Tb raid system, so this is no real problem.

I as yet have no 192/24 pcm download to compare with the dsd, but I have Diana Krall albums in both formats. The dsd is superior, even though the master tape was probably 192/24. I also have several direct to dsd from analog master tapes that are outstanding.

You can load dsd files to Itunes using Pure Music.

Mrtennis, I had the original Zanden and liked it, but long ago I moved on. I don't remember why I sold it. My favorite dac right now is the Exemplar Crystal chip dac, which uses tubes.

All that I can say from my experiences is that sacd played in dsd from a hard drive is far superior to that played off the optical disc in any player, I have heard.