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In Reply to: RE: Do you dislike DSD or Delta-Sigma, or both? posted by oldmkvi on December 22, 2016 at 08:37:28
PSAudio Direct Stream comes to mind.
Overall, I prefer R-R ladder DACs such as the Audio Note, Audio-GD, etc.
I have found most (but certainly not all) Delta Sigma DACs to be a bit to 'detailed' for my taste but..
I'm an old vinyl guy who prefers the sound of vinyl, tubes and horns to more modern 'hi-fi' gear such as digital, solid state and 'cones and domes'.
And I sure wish I had the $50 grand for a new Trinity DAC pictured above!
16 each PCM1704U-K.
I only have 8 in my Audio-GD Master 7. :-(
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Interesting that you said "too detailed."
Some have said it's too rounded, or "sanded."
To my ears some DSD sounds almost as if the music were sanded and polished with very fine grit sandpaper. ;-) Sometimes it sounds unnaturally smooth.
DSD is easier to decode, but unless you are recording in DSD and do not convert to PCM to edit, there is little benefit.
PSAudio converts PCM to DSD within the box, HDTracks appears to do the same in software, albeit inside of a necessarily noisy computer?
If ever I decide to get into DSD I likely with either wait until King Wa at Audio-GD tackles the new ESS9028, as he must as he is running out of PCM1704U-Ks, or the new GUSTARD X20U PRO. The only reason I would consider such a thing is if I decided to use software like HDTrancks to convert PCM to DSD. I don't anticipate ever becoming a heavy user of the Hi Rez downloading services.
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