A concern is often expressed about the effect of Direct Stream Digital (DSD) high frequency (HF) quantization noise on downstream electronics, especially power amplifiers, and the tweeters of loudspeakers.
For a quarter of century since the inception of SA-CD, the first carrier of DSD, I have...
Audio:
PC - USB - E30 - L30
Power:
Dedicated 20A to office closet - cyber power Sinewave 1500 UPS - PC/Accessories + separate Isobar strip for stack/monitors/sub
*No noise present via Headphones or IEMS
Purchased Adam T5V powered monitors and their sub. Hiss is minimal even with the gain all...
Multiple threads here deal with DSD, but I'm yet to see a bit more depth concentrated in one place. DSD For Beginners is boring and tells very little.
Based on listening to the sound quality of DSD native from Cirrus Logic chips like that in Sonata HD Pro I find:
• S/N ratio of DSD at high...