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"There is no good reason to rip them to DSD" +1 [nt] ;-)

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Chris from Lafayette

In Reply to: RE: New dB Poweramp user question posted by Kal Rubinson on December 23, 2020 at 13:31:44

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RE: "There is no good reason to rip them to DSD" +2 - PAR 14:52:12 12/23/20 (2)
The reason that you CAN do something is no reason that you SHOULD.

Rule 1. When ripping do not rip to a format that is not an integer of the original sample.

Rule 2. Do not transcode e.g. from PCM to DSD or vice versa. An original recording made in DXD (PCM) of which you have a copy may be an acceptable exception.

Rule 3. If possible try to maintain the format that is the same as the original digital recording or digitisation of an analogue one. This may mean not ripping from CD but, if possible, buying a download that is as per the original recording format. Research may be required to establish the original format.

If you have chosen to rip from CD to FLAC, dbpoweramp gives you the opportunity to use FLAC; No Compression. Choose this unless you have storage limitations. You then have a perfect copy of the music data on the CD plus superior ID3 metadata storage.

"We need less, but better" - Dieter Rams
- RE: "There is no good reason to rip them to DSD" +2 - kh6idf 16:22:19 12/23/20 (1)
  Even WITH compression you still have a perfect copy with FLAC. The compression just means smaller file size.
  - RE: "There is no good reason to rip them to DSD" +2 - PAR 16:39:33 12/23/20 (0)
    " Even WITH compression you still have a perfect copy with FLAC. The compression just means smaller file size."
    
    Yes, this is so. However there are many reports of lossless compressed FLAC files sounding inferior to .wav equivalents. It seems that in certain replay systems there may be a latency issue when decoding FLACs on the fly. Using uncompressed FLAC avoids this issue. Further with modern storage capacities it is arguable whether compressing files at all brings any benefit.
    
    Moreover using a compression system where the decoding algorithm may or may not be available decades away seems not a good strategy for archival storage. Younger folk than I may not understand my reference to decades of storage. I am still playing LPs from the first years of the 1950s. Those CD rips may end up requiring similar longevity.
    
    "We need less, but better" - Dieter Rams

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