Delta Sigma DACs

DSD has inherently a huge amount of high frequency noise which must be removed and contains no added audible benefit. Since PCM is what all studios use it is undoubtedly the closest and best distribution format to remain faithful to the product coming from the studios and the mastering process.

That’s why I prefer to listen to PCM, through a well implemented R2R Multibit dacs.
If I had and download DSD then I would have to go to a Delta Sigma dac and take a hit on the PCM, but then there are some very expensive discrete R2R multibit dacs that can convert native dsd, one day maybe the price of these will become affordable.
One of them is here, https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/denafrips-dac-owner-impressions-feedback-general-discussion-q...

Cheers George

Can a Delta-Sigma DAC translate both DSD and PCM streams to analog?

Yes it can do both, it’s needed for DSD, but if PCM is your priorty (that’s Redbook 16/44, 24/96, or DXD), then your better off for best sound quality with a "well implemented" R2R Multibit dac, discrete or chip, as they do PCM bit perfect, while Delta Sigma is a facsimile it.

MoJo Music.
"When a PCM file is played on a native DSD Delta Sigma single-bit converter, the single-bit DAC chip has to convert the PCM to DSD in real-time. This is one of the major reasons people claim DSD sounds better than PCM, when in fact, it is just that the chip in most modern Delta Sigma single-bit DACs do a poor job of decoding PCM."

Cheers George