To H2O's statement: I still do not see the advantages of DSD at all - can someone please enlighten me? To me, unless you're making SACDs or keeping your DSD recording entirely in the DSD domain and using a DSD-capable DAC to listen to it, there's no point. What am I missing?
Simple. Better sound quality. Period. ...and yes you leave your files in DSD format and play them back in DSD format either on your D100, on a portable X3 or X5 player like I have, or connected to your computer through a DAC. I'm still deciding how I ultimately want to archive, but at minimum it will be saving the master DSD files. Right now I'm also saving the converted 24/48 files.
If you have no desire to bother with the higher quality files, then forget it, you get no benefit from DSD. If you want to record music and squeeze another layer of great sound out of your live recordings...another layer of realism, then IMHO paying the extra $400 or $500 is probably worth it and you'll love DSD. But keep in mind I've already got five grand in my bag, so adding another 10% for that extra layer of realism is definitely money well spent for my rig. No it's not a black and white difference, but it's a definite step up.
I was a bit skeptical, but the korg users were pretty universal. Now I'm a believer as well. This absolutely isn't snake oil.
Anyway, I'm playing most of my recordings on my Fiio X3 and I'm absolutely in love with it.