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Hi there, It's been a while since I thought about this, but why aren't DACs tested for their ability to handle inter-sample overs (or ISP, inter-sample peaks) in ASR reviews? Here are some established facts: ISPs are very real, and almost any material that's been released after the 90's can...

Both DSD64 and DSD128 conversion adds a potentially euphonic characteristic to the sound.

PCM to DSD = better sound quality?

Hi, newbie here. I've seen a lot of PCM music that has been converted from DSD64, and what they seem to almost always have in common is that the PCM converted version is 24-bit 88.2 KHz sample rate. From what I know of DSD and specifically DSD64, is that it's 1-bit at a 2.8224 MHz sample rate...

I'm using the USB input to the DAC8 Pro with the normal windows drivers (not ASIO). I can get sound on windows applications but in REW I can't get sound - it says: No input mixers available supporting PCM_SIGNED 48000.0 Hz, 16 bit, stereo, 4 bytes/frame, little-endian I'm also not getting any...

Dear all, I have some big, space-wasting DSD files which I want to convert to PCM (and then erase), they have various rates: mostly DSD64, but also some with DSD128 or DSD256. Even if anything beyond Red Book cannot be heard, I would prefer to minimize resolution loss. I can't find answers on...

According to Marantz, "All units with the serial # ending in 70001 or higher have the TI DAC [most likely the PCM1502A DAC found in the Denon AVRs]. The only exception is the AV8805A pre-pro. That now uses a DAC made by ESS". I hope this helps new AVR customers decide if they still want to buy a...

The reason for a 2.0 version of the free compare formats sampler: We have been made aware by the good folks here at Audio Science Review that our Test your DAC! Free Format Comparison sampler contained some strange artifacts. Founder/Admin Amirm has taken the trouble to analyze our free...

Got into a discussion on another forum. Trying to see if a user‘s claims have any theoretical merit. So, Nyquist states that if you sample >2x the frequency range you want, it can reproduce that range perfectly (with quantization noise). However, what if there was a super short transient (say...

Introducing the PecanPi® USB Implementation DAC chips: Dual flagship Burr-Brown PCM1794As in monaural mode Reclocking Crystek CCHD-575 oscillator -- ultra-low clock jitter of 82fSec SRC4193 for reclocking Output stage: True balanced dual different output stages Uses OPA1612s 0.1% low...

Hey everyone, im active on HeadFi and SBAF but after reading here, I decided to take objective measurements more seriously. Because of this new outlook on audio I have sold my Schiit Gungnir and am now looking for a new DAC for the Lyr 3. I sold my gungnir for $450, but i am willing to go higher...

Hello everyone. Here is another episode in my look inside different high resolution samples. Here, I analyze the free samples from the great indie label, Sound Liaison which as 2L, are kind enough to provide these clips for us to use...