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TheMooN
15-09-2013, 08:28
$149 ~ http://schiit.com/products/loki
Ali Tait
15-09-2013, 08:46
Looks interesting. Good price too.
Gazjam
15-09-2013, 09:14
great idea.
User211
15-09-2013, 10:48
Read this and get clued up: Wiki DSD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Stream_Digital). Note editing is generally done is PCM land anyway etc etc.

And this: JRiver - how to convert DSD to PCM (http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/DSD_Format).

if you "understand" digital theory all this high res stuff is questionable anyway. TBH though most high sampling/bigger bit depth stuff I've heard has sounded pretty damned fine though - whatever the reason. Go figure...:)
Andrei
16-09-2013, 02:54
I have a fair bit of DSD on SACD and it is a significant improvement over CD. I've also tried the free downloads at http://www.2l.no/hires/
This looks an easy way to give DSD a go.
purite audio
16-09-2013, 08:55
You can use a de-embedder to rip the DSD file from an SACD, Atlona make one,not expensive then store the files on your NAS.
Keith.
Rothchild
17-09-2013, 17:47
I can see the point of having a DSD decoder (well I should say I can see why some people may want one) but not of having another analogue stage to pass your already converted signal through?

According to the aes there's not really any perceptable difference between Hi Res PCM and DSD: http://old.hfm-detmold.de/eti/projekte/diplomarbeiten/dsdvspcm/aes_paper_6086.pdf
Andrei
18-09-2013, 01:29
You can use a de-embedder to rip the DSD file from an SACD, Atlona make one,not expensive then store the files on your NAS.
Keith.
Have you done this? I would love to rip my SACDs to hard drive. The Sony PS3 solution I looked at some time ago seemed too much like hard work.
purite audio
18-09-2013, 07:19
Andrei Hi, I haven't never purchased any SACDs but a customer showed me his set up a few years back and it all appeared
straightforward,there is a thread on Pink Fish Media, might be worth checking out.
Keith.
Canetoad
18-09-2013, 07:25
I don't have many sacds but wanted to rip them to my NAS. I bought a cheap 1st generation PS3 and modified it as specified and it works fine. It was a bit of faffing about to set up though. It's also slow as a wet week!
Rothchild
26-09-2013, 15:39
There's some additional, interesting insight about DSD and its relative merits and otherwise here: http://www.realhd-audio.com/?p=74 it's with the director of engineering from these guys: http://www.benchmarkmedia.com/ so I think it's quite credible.