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I would say the performance is very comparable to both (a fully run-in Bifrost was very comparable to the Wadia before the new Schiit analog and USB upgrade; the Bifrost could well be better after...). The DSD files, however, have a depth, spaciousness, sense of ambience and micro-details that the analogous PCM files lack.
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components. |
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No, you're not going crazy, Bill. I'm coming to the same conclusion...I only have a limited data set yet, so I can't extrapolate from a "statistical model" with too few degrees of freedom, but I'm coming to the conclusion that DSD is the best digital-sounding audio file format I've yet heard. By that I mean the closest-sounding to analogue, and being the die-hard LP-loving guy that I am (with three turntables), that's saying something.
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Can audirvana upsample pcm to DSD? That could be a one DAC solution...
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No, Audirvana can convert DSD to PCM on the fly and it does an excellent job of that, but it still doesn't sound as good as streaming native DSD to a DSD-capable DAC. I've done the comparison....
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Ya get's what ya pays for....
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Jeff Dorgay, of Tone Audio, mentions in his review of the dCS "Stack" that when upsampled to DSD, ~"Even 128Kbps Rhapsody files sounded good, and it should" for what you pay..
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Thank you internet..
Archimago's Musings: MEASUREMENTS: PCM to DSD Upsampling Effects (JRiver MC19 Beta). |
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Playback Designs and EMM Labs also use DSD DACs. If you feed it PCM, it will convert it on the fly to DSD2x before sending it to the DAC.
dCS DACs can be switched between DSD and PCM modes. |
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