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Pure DSD albums are recorded, mixed and mastered without ever passing through PCM. From the microphone to the final edit master, the music stays in DSD or in the analog domain, with no round trip through DXD or any other PCM format for editing, mixing or sweetening.

We follow the definition developed by NativeDSD mastering engineer Tom Caulfield, which recognizes three ways of working:

Direct Mixed. The microphone tracks are recorded in DSD and mixed, and optionally sweetened, entirely in the DSD domain. This also includes single-microphone live sessions captured straight to DSD.

Analog Mixed. The DSD tracks are converted back to analog, mixed on an analog desk, and converted to DSD again for the edit master. Sessions mixed live on an analog desk and recorded directly to DSD fall into this category too.

Unmixed Transfers. Analog master tapes transferred directly to DSD, with no editing or mixing. These flat transfers preserve the original tape as transparently as possible.

Pure DSD is the most demanding way to make a recording, and only a small group of labels and engineers work this way. The result is music that reaches you exactly as it was captured, in its purest form. Read more about what we mean by Pure DSD.

353 products

When Down (PureDSD)

Hunnia Records

When Down (PureDSD)

Artists Grencso, Dukay, Hollo, Kalafszky

Composers Grencso, Dukay, Hollo, Kalafszky

  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD
Catalogue d'oiseaux (Catalog of Birds) (III) (PureDSD)

Hunnia Records

Catalogue d'oiseaux (Catalog of Birds) (III) (PureDSD)

Artists László Borbély, László Borbély

Composers Messiaen

  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD
Catalogue d'oiseaux (Catalog of Birds) (II) (PureDSD)

Hunnia Records

Catalogue d'oiseaux (Catalog of Birds) (II) (PureDSD)

Artists László Borbély, László Borbély

Composers Messiaen

  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD
Catalogue d'oiseaux (Catalog of Birds) (I) (PureDSD)

Hunnia Records

Catalogue d'oiseaux (Catalog of Birds) (I) (PureDSD)

Artists László Borbély

Composers Messiaen

  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD
We Were There [Pure DSD]

Just Listen Records

We Were There [Pure DSD]

Artists Ernst Reijseger, Harmen Fraanje, Mola Sylla

Composers Reijseger, Sylla, Fraanje

  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
Te Deum [Pure DSD]

Opus3-Footprint

Te Deum [Pure DSD]

Artists Johannes Landgren

Composers Petr Eben

  • Not Available on SACD
Bittere Erde [Pure DSD]

Opus3-Footprint

Bittere Erde [Pure DSD]

Artists Johannes Landgren

Composers Petr Eben

  • Not Available on SACD
Petr Eben - A Composer Portrait [Pure DSD]

Opus3-Footprint

Petr Eben - A Composer Portrait [Pure DSD]

Artists Johannes Landgren

Composers Petr Eben

  • Not Available on SACD
Jung-A Lee: A Private Recital in Walt Disney Concert Hall [Pure DSD]

Yarlung Records

Jung-A Lee: A Private Recital in Walt Disney Concert Hall [Pure DSD]

Artists Jung-A Lee

Composers Buck, Messiaen, Lee, Bach, Sweelinck, Weaver, Wammes, Buxtehude, Couperin, Vierne, Bovet, Gilbert

  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Not Available on SACD
Ciaramella Dances [Pure DSD]

Yarlung Records

Ciaramella Dances [Pure DSD]

Artists Ciaramella Renaissance Ensemble, Ciaramella

Composers Sanz, Anonymous, Zanetti, Knight Gilbert, Ortiz, Diego Ortiz, Uccellini, Cazatti, Falconieri, improvisation, Piccinini

  • Edit Master Sourced
Re: Satie, Picturing the Invisible [Pure DSD]

Sound Liaison

Re: Satie, Picturing the Invisible [Pure DSD]

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
Mini Brazilian Beasts [Pure DSD]

Octave Records

Mini Brazilian Beasts [Pure DSD]

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
Jesus of Nazareth [Pure DSD]

Hunnia Records

Jesus of Nazareth [Pure DSD]

Artists I Musici Gemelli

Composers Stracchi

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD
Out of Thin Air [Pure DSD]

Octave Records

Out of Thin Air [Pure DSD]

Artists Don Grusin

Composers Grusin

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
Dreams Of You [Pure DSD]

Octave Records

Dreams Of You [Pure DSD]

Artists Jeremy Mohney

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
J.S. Bach: Complete Flute Sonatas, Volume II [Pure DSD]

Hunnia Records

J.S. Bach: Complete Flute Sonatas, Volume II [Pure DSD]

Artists Szabolcs Szilagyi, László Borbély

Composers Bach

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD
When Marty Met Gyafi & Zoli [Pure DSD]

Hunnia Records

When Marty Met Gyafi & Zoli [Pure DSD]

Artists Martien Oster

Composers Brown, Fuller, Razaf, Redman, Miller, Mongomery, Tizol, van Heusen, Jones

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD
America's Greatest Hits In Concert [Pure DSD]

in-akustik

America's Greatest Hits In Concert [Pure DSD]

Artists America

Composers Bunnell, Ballard, Beckley, Peek, Webb

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
Retro Latin Songs [Pure DSD]

Hunnia Records

Retro Latin Songs [Pure DSD]

Artists Patricio Baeza

Composers Moreno, Perez, Prieto, Farres, Yupanqui, Fontana, Verlane, Galindo, Ibarra, Jara

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD
Harawi (Chant d'amour et de mort) [Pure DSD]

Hunnia Records

Harawi (Chant d'amour et de mort) [Pure DSD]

Artists Anna Molnár, László Borbély

Composers Messiaen

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD
Preludes and Dances from Brazil [Pure DSD]

Eudora Records

Preludes and Dances from Brazil [Pure DSD]

Artists Ricardo Gallén

Composers Assad, Sérgio Assad, Villa-Lobos

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
Bartók Sonatas for Violin and Piano [Pure DSD]

Hunnia Records

Bartók Sonatas for Violin and Piano [Pure DSD]

Artists Márta Ábrahám; László Borbély

Composers Bartók

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD
Why The Wings? [Pure DSD]

Hunnia Records

Why The Wings? [Pure DSD]

Artists Veni, Péter Cseh

Composers Szasz

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
Chopin Polonaises & Bolero [Pure DSD]

Hunnia Records

Chopin Polonaises & Bolero [Pure DSD]

Artists Gil Sullivan

Composers Chopin

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD
Audiophile Masters Volume IV [Pure DSD]

Octave Records

Audiophile Masters Volume IV [Pure DSD]

Artists Various Artists, Alicia Jo Straka, Bill Kopper, Bonnie Sims, Briana Harris Quintet, Deborah Schmit-Lobis, Eric Wiggs, Kyle Donavan, Magee String Quartet, Michelle Pietrafitta, Taylor Sims, Tyler Thompson

  • Pure DSD
Audiophile Masters Volume III [Pure DSD]

Octave Records

Audiophile Masters Volume III [Pure DSD]

Artists Various Artists, Andy Thorn, Deborah Schmit-Lobis, Dechen Hawk, Duo Azure, Michelle Pietrafitta, Mike Robinson, Monica Marie LaBonte, More Than Physics, Seth Lewis Quintet, Tom Amend Trio

  • Pure DSD
Hidden Voices: Mozart Piano Sonatas Volume VI [Pure DSD]

Hunnia Records

Hidden Voices: Mozart Piano Sonatas Volume VI [Pure DSD]

Artists Gil Sullivan

Composers Mozart

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD
I Probably Will Not Remember You (Live) [Pure DSD]

Saidera Records

I Probably Will Not Remember You (Live) [Pure DSD]

Artists Seigen Ono

Composers Ono

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
Hildegard And Her Sisters [Pure DSD]

Yarlung Records

Hildegard And Her Sisters [Pure DSD]

Artists Katelyn Bouska

Composers Beach, von Bingen and Bouska, Johnson, Schoenthal, Vorlova

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD
Bartók & Ligeti: From Microcosm to Macrocosm [Pure DSD]

Hunnia Records

Bartók & Ligeti: From Microcosm to Macrocosm [Pure DSD]

Artists László Borbély

Composers Bartók, Ligeti

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD
Multiverse [Pure DSD]

Hunnia Records

Multiverse [Pure DSD]

Artists Gabor Horváth Trio

Composers Horváth

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD
Duo Pieces For Violin [Pure DSD]

Hunnia Records

Duo Pieces For Violin [Pure DSD]

Artists I Musici Gemelli

Composers Viotti, Boulogne, de Bériot

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD
The Art of HiFi Vol. 1 - Bass [Pure DSD]

Octave Records

The Art of HiFi Vol. 1 - Bass [Pure DSD]

Artists Various Artists, Jeremy Mohney, Kaitlyn Williams, Kenrick Mervine, Kimberly & DJ Sparr, Michael Wooten, Seth Lewis Trio, Tom Amend

  • Pure DSD
Numinosum [Pure DSD]

Outer Marker Records

Numinosum [Pure DSD]

Composers Karttikeya

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD
Burning River Melting Sea [Pure DSD]

Hunnia Records

Burning River Melting Sea [Pure DSD]

Artists kon Vandermarko István Grencsó, Robert Benko, Istvan Grencso, Ken Vandermark

Composers Vandermarko, Grencso, Benko, Vandermark, Szabados

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD
Memorial Concert at The French Institute in Budapest [Pure DSD]

Hunnia Records

Memorial Concert at The French Institute in Budapest [Pure DSD]

Artists Various Artists

Composers Szabo

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD
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The Power of the Keyboard: Yarlung's 20th Anniversary Edition [Pure DSD - Direct Mixed]

Yarlung Records

The Power of the Keyboard: Yarlung's 20th Anniversary Edition [Pure DSD - Direct Mixed]

Artists Astral Mixtape

Composers Haydn, Ravel, Villa-Lobos, Knussen, Sculthorpe, Astral Mixtape

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD
What’s in a Name? [Pure DSD]

Just Listen Records

What’s in a Name? [Pure DSD]

Artists Angelo Verploegen, Ed Verhoeff, Eric van der Westen

Composers Ellington, Foster, Coltrane, Mandel, Mercer, Silver, Tyner, Shorter, Zindars, Lewis, Young, Kramer, David, Bacharach

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD
On Peach Tree Street [Pure DSD]

Hunnia Records

On Peach Tree Street [Pure DSD]

Artists Voice and Bass

Composers Csuhaj-Barna, Traditional, Lennon, Mingus, Monk

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Not Available on SACD
Sweet 'n' Low [Pure DSD]

STS Digital

Sweet 'n' Low [Pure DSD]

Composers Gershwin, Evans, Mercer, Burke, Johnson, Bergman

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
What A Difference A Day Makes [Pure DSD]

STS Digital

What A Difference A Day Makes [Pure DSD]

Composers J. Mercer, Adler, Gordon, Hart, Mercer, Thompson, Turner, Weiss

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
Black Coffee with Lils Mackintosh [Pure DSD]

STS Digital

Black Coffee with Lils Mackintosh [Pure DSD]

Composers Webster, Porter, Parker, Altman, Hyman, van Heusen, Warren, Rodgers, Woods, Stept

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
A Tribute to Billie Holiday [Pure DSD]

STS Digital

A Tribute to Billie Holiday [Pure DSD]

Composers Raymond, Charles, Kern, Hamilton, Gershwin, Wolf, Donaldson, russel, Herzog jr., Higginbotham, Davis, Hammerstein

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
Santiago de Masarnau: Piano Works (Vol. 3) [World Premiere Recording] [Pure DSD]

Eudora Records

Santiago de Masarnau: Piano Works (Vol. 3) [World Premiere Recording] [Pure DSD]

Artists Claudia Dafne Sevilla, Josep Colom

Composers Masarnau

  • Pure DSD
  • Edit Master Sourced
  • Higher Rates Program
  • Not Available on SACD
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