Archimago wrote: > Dammit man, stop with the DSD crap, guys :-). So has anyone bought an > actual DSD download yet?!
Archimago you of all people should know that attempting to play a DSD download using anything less than a $100/per foot audiophile USB cable will result in just about the worst sounding recording one will ever hear. Plus one must also be drinking a very large glass (half liter minimum) of Audiophile Kool-Aid in order to fully appreciate the fully glorious sound that only DSD can deliver. So to answer your question: since I only use freebie USB cables and drink bourbon I will not be downloading any DSD files. However I have obtained some DSD files and used foobar to convert them to 24bit/88.2kHz PCM files and they sound just like any other 24bit/88.2kHz PCM files. By the way one can also use foobar to convert an SACD iso file into separate 24bit/88.2kHz PCM tracks plus foobar can play both DSD files and SACD iso files but of course it does convert them to PCM so all that glorious DSD sound is lost. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=103091 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
