2014 has definitely been the year that high-res broke through for me. I've overhauled my desktop audio system with a Sprout, which has a 24-bit, 192 kHz DAC, as well as new speakers and a subwoofer; and upgraded my portable to the Pono.
More and more new releases are now available in high-res on line from HDtracks, ProStudio Masters, Acoustic Sounds, PonoMusic World, and Qobuz. This is the first year that I can definitely say that I have bought more albums in hi-res than on vinyl and CD combined. The prices are a bit higher than CD, but cheaper than vinyl for sure.
Unfortunately a collection of digital albums does not photograph as well as a shelf full of vinyl. Here's a couple of shots of the new rig:
And a list of 2014 releases I have purchased in high-res.
alt-J - An Awesome Wave (24/44.1)
The Antlers - Familiars (24/96)
Aphex Twin - Syro (24/44.1)
Ariel Pink - Pom Pom (24/96)
Beck - Morning Phase (24/96)
The Black Keys - Turn Blue (24/44.1)
Caribou - Our Love (24/96)
D’Angelo And The Vanguard - Black Messiah (24/96)
Damon Albarn - Everyday Robots (24/44.1)
Elbow - The Take Off And Landing Of Everything (24/96)
Eno • Hyde - High Life (24/44.1)
Eno • Hyde - Someday World (24/44.1)
Flying Lotus - You’re Dead! (24/44.1)
Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways (24/44.1)
Interpol - El Pintor (24/96)
Jack White - Lazaretto (24/192)
Lana Del Rey - Ultraviolence (24/44.1)
LCD Soundsystem - The Long Goodbye (24/96)
Lykke Li - I Never Learn (24/44.1)
Neil Young - Storytone (24/192)
Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal (24/96)
Phantogram - Voices (24/44.1)
Pink Floyd - The Endless River (24/96)
Pixies - Indie Cindy (24/44.1)
Real Estate - Atlas (24/44.1)
Smashing Pumpkins - Monuments To An Elegy (24/96)
Spoon - They Want My Soul (24/96)
St. Vincent - St. Vincent (24/96)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Hypnotic Eye (24/48)
Weezer - Everything Will Be Alright In The End (24/96)
A few regrettable choices that I probably wouldn't have bought were they not in hi-res, but I've bought a few bum albums every year since I started buying cassettes in the 80's. I bought quite a few catalog titles, too, including the Zeppelin remasters, but I won't bore you with another list.