Roon will recognize these devices and send them audio optimized for their capabilties.
DSD and PCM are both natively converted to analog. There are no DSD to PCM or PCM to DSD conversions to compromise the quality of the music. The DAC3 conversion system seamlessly switches between native PCM and native DSD conversion. DSD over DoP 1.1 is supported by many media players, and DSD downloads are now available from several sources. Download Manuals. Audiolab 6000A play Manual. DSD setup guide.
32-Bit Sigma Delta, 352,8 kSps/384 kSps. Eight times oversampling.
Upsampling: free programmable signal processor with four selectable oversapling algorithims. FIR kurz, FIR lang, Bezier/IIR, Bezier
1 x opt. TOS-Link, 1 x BNC,
1 x AES/EBU; 32 kSps; 44,1 kSps; 48 kSps; 88,2 kSps; 96 kSps; 176,4 kSps; 192 kSps; 16/24 Bit
PCM-Mode: 44,1 kSps; 48 kSps; 88,2 kSps; 96 kSps; 176,4 kSps; 192 kSps;
352,8 kSps; 384 kSps; 16/24/32 Bit
DSD-Mode: DSD64; DSD128; DSD256; DSD 512; (MAC OS up to DSD 128)
asynchronous drivers for Windows are available on T+A homepage for download
DSD64, DSD128 AND DSD256 are now natively supported in direct DSD mode on Volumio!
Yes, finally DSD Direct is available on Volumio, your favourite audiophile music Player. The formats supported in the new Direct DSD mode are: Logitech driver download.
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- DSD64 (Single-rate DSD)
- DSD128 (Double-rate DSD)
- DSD256 (Quad-rate DSD)
- DSD512 (Octuple-rate DSD)
Previously, DSD Playback in Volumio was only possible via DoP (DSD over PCM) mode, which was encapsulating DSD Audio into PCM samples. You can see DoP as a “compatibility mode” for non direct DSD capable DACs: files would still play, but losing the supposed advantages of DSD. Instead, direct DSD mode allows DSD Playback the way its meant to be played, on compatible DACs.
DSD What?
As you may know, DSD is considered the new de-facto standard for Hi-Resolution music playback, although its improvements over Hi-Resolution PCM audio are highly debated. We will cover the technical aspects of DSD Audio and its differences between PCM in a future article, but those articles represent a great introduction to the matter: Innova 3100 driver download.
- What is DSD, from Wikipedia
- A very comprehensive explanation on DSD, from Native DSD
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Test DSD Files
And as always, what really matters in the end is how Music sounds. So your best bet to understand how DSD Audio fits into your listening sessions is to try for yourself.
And the best way to start is to get some free DSD audio samples:
- Get the same tracks encoded in different formats (both hi res PCM and DSD) here
- Same as above, but native DSD encodings here
- Free samples from Blue Coast Music Group
What’s needed to enter the DSD Direct Club
As previously mentioned, DSD Direct requires a DSD Capable DAC. As of now unfortunately no I2S DAC has this capability (mainly due to a combination of hardware and driver’s idiosyncrasies). Therefore the only way to go DSD Direct is to use a USB DAC. Rlg driver. Specifically, USB DACs equipped with XMOS receivers are your best bet (also the Amanero Combo384 USB receiver).
If you don’t have a direct DSD capable DAC, and you’re thinking on getting one, the iFi iMicro DSD BL and IFI Nano iDSD LE are just a very convenient way to get an outstanding quality DSD direct DAC. If instead you already have a direct DSD capable DAC a truly suggested accessory is the The iFi – iPurifier2 USB Reclocker
How direct DSD and DoP work in Volumio
This great addition comes thanks to the awesome work that Max Kellerman has done with MPD 0.26, and this is basically what you need to know:
- Direct DSD playback is available from version 2.163
- If you have a direct DSD DAC, just select DoP off and Volumio will play your DSD files natively up to the resolution supported by your DAC
- If your DAC does not support Direct DSD (or the resolution at which you’re playing them) it will automatically convert DSD to PCM
- This conversion is done with a multi-threaded Ultra Hi quality resampler: SOXR . On slower devices (like PI 1 and 2) this might result in stuttering. Try then to enable Resampling and choose a lower quality algorythm or a lower target samplerate or bithdepth
- Alternatively, if your DAC does not support Direct DSD but supports DoP (DSD over PCM), turn DoP on.
- Since no I2S DAC is capable of playing direct DSD, DSD files will be sampled up to the max I2S DAC resolution supported (usually 24192), in this mode DoP should be set to off
That’s all folks! Enjoy your DSD Music with Volumio!