I find the whole DSD thing very confusing. I don't mean to hi-jack your thread, but maybe someone can explain the benefits. I got more confused when I read this thread on the Linn forums: http://forums.linn.co.uk/bb/showthread.php?tid=23096
Audirvana Plays DSD without DSD compatible DAC
I've just been investigating some of the DSD features of Audirvana.
The one nice feature it has - if you don't own a DSD ready DAC, you can use Aurdivana to...
1. Play the DSD file and convert as it is being played
- in this case you use Audirvana without iTunes
2. import the file into the iTunes Library using Audirvana
- you can then play it using iTunes + Audirvana
- but Audirvana creates a "proxy file"
- which allows it to locate the actual DSD file
- it then converts on the fly while playing (as above)
3. It will also play the DSD track (unaltered) if you have a DSD compatible DAC - of course :-)
You can also set a conversion upper limit e.g. 24/96 if that is the max resolution your DAC can process and all files will be converted up to that limit
A really nice feature :-)
So, go out and buy some DSD tracks.
I'm sure other software offers the same features
Regards...
The one nice feature it has - if you don't own a DSD ready DAC, you can use Aurdivana to...
1. Play the DSD file and convert as it is being played
- in this case you use Audirvana without iTunes
2. import the file into the iTunes Library using Audirvana
- you can then play it using iTunes + Audirvana
- but Audirvana creates a "proxy file"
- which allows it to locate the actual DSD file
- it then converts on the fly while playing (as above)
3. It will also play the DSD track (unaltered) if you have a DSD compatible DAC - of course :-)
You can also set a conversion upper limit e.g. 24/96 if that is the max resolution your DAC can process and all files will be converted up to that limit
A really nice feature :-)
So, go out and buy some DSD tracks.
I'm sure other software offers the same features
Regards...