Saidera
Senior Member
Perhaps DSD playback as an audiophile practice should be made more transparent, because DSD remains with us and most DACs will support it, even very affordable phone adaptors. What exactly can be achieved by outputting DSD to the DAC, and what will the DAC do to the DSD.
Many people using HQPlayer by Jussi/Miska appear to find that upscaling to DSD256 benefits DACs using AKM or Cirrus or other chips or custom DACs with a dedicated pathway.
Elsewhere there have been explanations put forward that ESS has a 6 bit method, AKM has ‘Direct DSD’, and Cirrus is equated with AKM. But is the delta sigma modulator really bypassed? Do filters and modulators done in software really help change sound for the better?
About HQPlayer: http://archimago.blogspot.com/2019/02/measurements-look-at-hqplayer-325.html
Examples of partial discussion from ASR include:
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/choosing-a-dac-for-dsd-playback.7701/
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...ements-of-holo-audio-cyan-dsd-dac.6992/page-2
Many people using HQPlayer by Jussi/Miska appear to find that upscaling to DSD256 benefits DACs using AKM or Cirrus or other chips or custom DACs with a dedicated pathway.
Elsewhere there have been explanations put forward that ESS has a 6 bit method, AKM has ‘Direct DSD’, and Cirrus is equated with AKM. But is the delta sigma modulator really bypassed? Do filters and modulators done in software really help change sound for the better?
About HQPlayer: http://archimago.blogspot.com/2019/02/measurements-look-at-hqplayer-325.html
Examples of partial discussion from ASR include:
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/choosing-a-dac-for-dsd-playback.7701/
https://www.audiosciencereview.com/...ements-of-holo-audio-cyan-dsd-dac.6992/page-2
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