DSD is more bit efficient that PCM. PCM like a celluloid movie frame, stores the immediately past signal status plus the new incremental change. DSD stores ONLY the change and references back to the original state via the series of changes.
DSD - (Don't Stream Digital)
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James - those two article gave me a good chuckle. Thank you. It was funny to read his position in April that DSD wasn't better than CD, to him buying a DSD DAC and then saying....
"With these caveats, my current feeling is that both DSD64 and DSD128 conversion adds a potentially euphonic characteristic to the sound.
What do I hear? As I mentioned in my previous post on getting DSD128 upsampling working on the TEAC, I think the sound is less "etched". There's a pleasant subtle added smoothness to the transients. I think many may describe this as being less fatiguing, maybe less of the "digital glare". I couldn't specifically put a preference on DSD64 vs. DSD128 but knowing the ultrasonic effects, it wouldn't take much to convince me that DSD128 is better since the ultrasonic noise is further away from the audible spectrum."
Too funny.
Resistance is futile. We can't yet measure what our ears can hear. Therefore, measurements only tell part of the story. Your ears will tell the rest.
I didn't believe the hype for DSD, nor did I disbelieve it. I ran my own tests - with friends - and came to my own conclusions. DSD to me sounds meatier. Fuller. And most importantly, less digital sounding!
Do I think it will survive? Sadly, probably not. But I hope I'm wrong. Because as Jim (STILLONE) said, all they are doing is recycling the SOS on DSD now.
Do I think it will survive? Sadly, probably not. But I hope I'm wrong. Because as Jim (STILLONE) said, all they are doing is recycling the SOS on DSD now.
The author seems to be trying to cover all bases. He admitted not using a controlled hearing test because he knew he would not be able to tell a difference.
For me, the revealing quotes were 1) "noise itself created euphonia" and 2) "this could of course be misconstrued as sounding "better" for DSD".
I don't plan on adding any noise to my music by using DSD.
For me, the revealing quotes were 1) "noise itself created euphonia" and 2) "this could of course be misconstrued as sounding "better" for DSD".
I don't plan on adding any noise to my music by using DSD.
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They are saying this because they don't have DSD-capable DAC's - only PCM.
This stuff gets old because it just confuses and already VERY confused public.
I just downloaded these NEW DSD albums: Love is Absolutely Free | Suzie Daines and this Long For The Dory | The Driftless and this Emerging | IsoMike (for anyone who was at RMAF this year, this was the young lady who was playing piano on the main floor and put on an amazing concert). What a talent!
Oh....and they all sound amazing. Quite frankly, much better than any PCM 24/192 I own. Three dimensional to the extreme.
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Unfortunately, I agree with you Mike. Despite Sony opening up their vault of DSD, there's a push for Blu-ray Pure Audio. From all the reading I've done, it appears Pure Audio is not really stored as anything other than PCM -- that there's no equivalent to DSD on Pure Audio. So just when the industry gets a format that is starting to gain momentum, manufacturers screw it up by confusing consumers even further. You'd think that with the decision to open up DSD downloads, they'd figure out that people who have high-end digital rigs have high-speed Internet and would prefer to just download their music. What's going to happen when new artists release to hi-rez? If it's Pure Audio, then a direct download might force FLAC or WAV I guess.
Bryan
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I am not wondering the manufacturers are quite happy with blu-ray. But it is too late. We know streaming now.
And ignoring DSD for the respectable audio companies is as ignorant as Apple refusing FLAC or some video formats. In the long run it is not sustainable. Apple also refused Intel for many years. The breakthrough success came when they used Intel....