If I was an avid classical music and jazz listener I would definitely build a system around SACD and it's possible DSD may be the natural evolution of labels for both formats.
Formats take time so I wouldn't necessarily write it off, not just yet anyways however even if it does pick up stride it's likely to be no more than a niche format like DVD-A and SACD but they are both still here and offer superb audio for those that want a physical medium and they both offer surround sound which from what I can tell is almost non existent in the digital download arena. I wouldn't call the superb releases on SACD and DVD-Audio a joke as they are marvelous to listen to.
I am specifically separating the DSD DOWNLOAD market from the PHYSICAL SACD market.
I am a big fan of DSD and SACD sound wise. But the files freed from the physical format has been over hyped shamelessly.
FYI, I said DXD is a joke, not DSD. DXD is a manufacturer created buzzword. Period.
And I am sure you know that many, many SACDs and DSD downloads may have spent some time in the PCM domain, or so called
DXD for editing.