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In Reply to: RE: The advances have come in higher DSD resolution... posted by John Elison on February 17, 2020 at 14:32:06
I have some samples in DSD128 and DSD 256 and they do sound really good. I've never owned a SACD so I can't compare to that, but it sounds ever so slightly better than 24/192. I also have some DXD and that sounds really good too. I can't say that I like the music though.
I wouldn't listen to 16/44.1 if I could help it, but there is no avoiding it. Mostly 24/44.1 through 24/192 since that's what Qobuz has.
Playing right now is Joan Jett and the Blackhearts doing "Crimson and Clover" in 16/44.
Follow Ups:
John -
Are you saying the differences between DSD & 24/192 are minor?
"'Cause when love is gone, there's always justice./And when justice is gone, there's always force./And when force is gone, there's always Mom. Hi Mom!" Laurie Anderson, "O Superman (For Massenet)"
I feel like DSD sounds slightly better than PCM, but I've never taken a double blind ABX test. Initially I noticed the difference when I replaced my Alesis Masterlink with a TASCAM DA-3000 DSD recorder. I had been making 24/96 digital copies of my LPs with the Masterlink and I thought they were perfect. However, after hearing my first DSD128 copy of vinyl, my reaction was, "Wow! That's even more perfect!"
I now own a number of Native DSD256 recordings and again I feel like they sound better than hi-rez PCM. I also feel like DSD256 sounds better than DSD64. However, I don't know whether or not I can prove it.
Best regards,
John Elison
Kal -
How do you define "minor" in this case?
"'Cause when love is gone, there's always justice./And when justice is gone, there's always force./And when force is gone, there's always Mom. Hi Mom!" Laurie Anderson, "O Superman (For Massenet)"
it is up to you to do that, if you choose. Alternatively, it might be part of the response from the person you addressed with "Are you saying the differences between DSD & 24/192 are minor?"
That said, I believe that there aren't MAJOR differences and that is a good thing because, for the most part, we do not get to choose a format for most performances.
I upgraded from an Alesis Masterlink ML-9600 digital recorder to a TASCAM DA-3000 DSD recorder several years ago and I now copy vinyl in DSD128. I think it sounds noticeably better than 24/96 PCM. All my DACs and digital players support up to DSD256. The only SACD player I've ever owned is my Oppo BDP-105D Blu-Ray Disc Player, which doesn't necessarily sound that good compared to my other DACs. However, I've kind of fallen in love with DSD and the higher resolution DSD seems to sound slightly better to me than DSD64.
If you're looking for an autonomous DSD player that's not too expensive, check out the FiiO M11 Pro . It supports DSD256 directly from a plug-in memory card so you don't need a computer streamer. I also own the newer FiiO M15 , which sounds just a little better, but not much. It costs twice as much as the M11 Pro, though.
Best regards,
John Elison
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