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John, I think we both need additional clarity on what Sony means by wide DSD and whether it is PCM or not. I am willing to carry on the conversation as long as we put the "format wars" behind us to a large extent and just focus on the inner workings of both formats. You and I have agreed...

John, I will respond to this in a new post when I have finished my research. Lee

I have decided to stay in for the learning experience of digging deep into the technologies. I am currently talking to some very big name friends in the business including Barry Wolifson (engineer of Chesky) and Mark Levinson about some of the technology specifics. I have also tried to reach...

Well I didn't expect to have to spend so much time on the Forum today, but the last two posts have several bits of misinformation. Starting with Jaleel... First, the problem with Ian's original post (as I have now said twice) is that he implied there was no pure DSD in the player itself. That...

I just heard from Sony. They are using a DSD-based DSP chip in their SACD players. So that appears to be pure DSD for me! :)

John Atkinson of Stereophile Magazine summed up the difference between DSD and PCM nicely for the Sony SCD-1 review...I think this helps move the discussion along:

I want to add another important point that is becoming ever more obvious. In the "winner take all" world of a few heavily promoted acts, music quality suffers and, I believe, may lead to less repeat listening. Combine this with the Top 40 nature of almost every radio station in the country...