In Reply to: Right - compared A+ with HQP and here's my impressions posted by andy evans on December 19, 2016 at 15:42:17:
I upsample everything to DSD 128.
I use poly-sinc-shrt-mp, ASDM7, Bit Rate limit of 49152000,
Vol Max 0db, Vol Min -6 db ( Jussi's recommendation for up sampling to DSD128),
Pipeline DSD, SDM pack Dop.
It also upsamples DSD64 to any of the higher rates (2x, 4x)
without conversion to PCM.
No one else does that, all others convert to PCM first.
No problems at all operationally.
That being said, my Sony HAP Z1 bettered my Lampizator and Mytek Dacs, by no small margin, in direct comparison using same files playing at the same time.
The Sony is too big (deep) for my equipment rack in Den System,
I only use it in Living Room System.
I've been searching for a replacement open Back Rack ( Cabinet, actually).
I feel I wasted the $ on the Mytek and Lampizator Euforia.
I can't wait for Sony's replacement, Z2???
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Follow Ups
- I have HQ 3.14.4 - oldmkvi 16:16:24 12/19/16 (15)
- RE: I have HQ 3.14.4 - Bibo01 22:12:35 12/20/16 (0)
- RE: I have HQ 3.14.4 - andy evans 16:24:03 12/19/16 (13)
- Oops! I need to update! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 10:25:49 12/20/16 (0)
- Tried other HQP filters - still preferring A+ - andy evans 02:53:56 12/20/16 (6)
- The choices aren't mutually exclusive - you can have both, as oldmkvi and I do [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 10:09:53 12/20/16 (4)
- BTW, I'm using Audirvana 2.6.2 and HQ Player 3.7.1 [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 10:17:19 12/20/16 (2)
- I'm using Audirvana 2.6.2 as well... - Ivan303 13:24:59 12/20/16 (0)
- OK - now I'm back up to 3.14.4 [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 10:45:43 12/20/16 (0)
- I am at least moderately bummed about - oldmkvi 10:14:02 12/20/16 (0)
- RE: Tried other HQP filters - still preferring A+ - oldmkvi 05:09:54 12/20/16 (0)
- RE: oldmkvi... - Ivan303 17:46:48 12/19/16 (4)
- RE: oldmkvi... - oldmkvi 18:10:05 12/19/16 (3)
- Played on a Selmer Bundy Clarinet in the late 50's... - Ivan303 19:00:03 12/19/16 (2)
- Made from only the Finest Aged Virgin Plastic. - oldmkvi 20:23:59 12/19/16 (1)
- Nope, the Selmer Bundy I had was all wood... - Ivan303 22:06:25 12/19/16 (0)