i did a bit of reading and unfortunately, Apple does not support native DSD playback
A good taste of DSD--what is your experience?
Over the last year or so I've pushed to get my digital front end to sound better. I loosely define better to mean just that and "a touch more analog sounding."
My tube DAC is DSD 256 ready. I had to use third party software to stream DSD to the DAC from my Mac Air. I bought 6 DSD albums from Acoustic Sounds.
While I generally think Redbook sounds great on this DAC and 96kHz files don't sound that much better and Redbook. With DSD, the margin is greater for the better. Everything still depends on how good the original recording is though.
Some older recordings I tried, such as John Lee Hooker and Elvis, sound superb in DSD. And through a 300B amp the vocals are scary real in the listening space. The downside to me is cost of the albums, limited DSD library available, and the age-old problem for me of not having an album to hold and read. I'm not fond of doing the ritual exclusively on a laptop.
I'm curious as to the experiences of others. If you have embraced this format, how do you run it and what changes to your system or listening habits have you made ,if any, to accommodate it?
My tube DAC is DSD 256 ready. I had to use third party software to stream DSD to the DAC from my Mac Air. I bought 6 DSD albums from Acoustic Sounds.
While I generally think Redbook sounds great on this DAC and 96kHz files don't sound that much better and Redbook. With DSD, the margin is greater for the better. Everything still depends on how good the original recording is though.
Some older recordings I tried, such as John Lee Hooker and Elvis, sound superb in DSD. And through a 300B amp the vocals are scary real in the listening space. The downside to me is cost of the albums, limited DSD library available, and the age-old problem for me of not having an album to hold and read. I'm not fond of doing the ritual exclusively on a laptop.
I'm curious as to the experiences of others. If you have embraced this format, how do you run it and what changes to your system or listening habits have you made ,if any, to accommodate it?