Native DSD versus DOP comparison-DAC-Digital to Analog Argentina

  • Native DSD versus DOP comparison-DAC-Digital to Analog Argentina
  • Native DSD versus DOP comparison-DAC-Digital to Analog Argentina
  • Native DSD versus DOP comparison-DAC-Digital to Analog Argentina
  • Does my DAC accept DSD natively?
  • My DAC is a PS Audio Direct Stream which says it accepts DSD natively up to DSD128 via USB but when I play tracks via the Auralic Aries it shows DoP on the front panel. I am guessing this means I have been playing DoP and NOT native DSD. What am I doing wrong and what can I do to play DSD natively?
  • Which DAC is best for DSD to analogue conversion?
  • So if you are really after the best (most pure) DSD to analogue conversion, you probably need to took at T+A’s DACs (DAC8 DSD and SDV3100HV) which both have a conversion engine specifically designed for 1 bit / DSD conversion. Whether you will prefer the result to Qutest is a different question.
  • What is the difference between DSD Direct and DOP?
  • DSD direct vs. DoP: The signal arrives at the D/A part of the DAC in exactly the same form. DoP simply carries the DSD data encapsulated in PCM frames. No deterioration of quality through this. The only limitation of DoP is that it maxes out at DSD256, while DSD Direct goes to DSD512 on the Qutest Linux Kernels vs. Windows ASIO.
  • What's the difference between DOP DSD & non-DOP DSD?
  • The only difference is the wrapper, not the DSD data. Once the package is accepted by the USB input on the DAC, it is processed the same way as non DoP DSD. If someone says they are sonically different, let them prove it (hint: they can't). And again: DoP DSD is "native DSD". The DSD itself hasn't been altered.
  • What does non native DSD mean?
  • Non native DSD is supposed to mean DSD that's been altered by conversion to PCM , or possibly multibit DSD (point of contention), which is what many forms of playback/processing do to DSD. This has nothing to do with the DSD file being sent as DoP or not.
  • Is there a difference between native DSD and DOP?
  • Any difference heard in playback quality between native DSD and DoP would then be due to the additional processing load required by DoP to unpack the data which can cause some undesirable side effects which could induce additional noise or jitter. That's my two cents on the topic, but please keep in mind the expression "you get what you pay for".

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