Rip your SACDs. Convert copies to PCM.
Blindly listen to tell if you can hear a difference.
You might have nothing to worry about.
DSD with Delta-Sigma, PCM with R2R? SACDs?
I recently found this very interesting article that claims DSD recordings sound better with DACs with Delta-Sigma chips, while PCM recordings sound better on R2R DACs: https://www.mojo-audio.com/blog/dsd-vs-pcm-myth-vs-truth/
The article also provides some very revealing ideas about the resolution equivalencies of PCM and DSD files, suggesting that 24/96 PCM would be close in resolution to DSD64 (e.g., SACDs) and 24/192 would be superior. The article also explains how, on the other hand, many hi-res recordings are manipulated such that editing by the original producer as well as later digital transformations from one resolution to another wind up degrading the original sound quality.
So now I'm wondering if SACDs would sound better on a bespoke SACD player through its own Delta-Sigma internal DAC than equivalent hi-res PCM files that I stream into my R2R Denafrips Venus 15 (which is equivalent to the Denafrips Terminator 12th). I do like the analog-like sound of the Denafrips R2R DACs (I was using an Ares II, which provides a high percentage of the sound quality of the Venus--a great value.). I don't care for unnatural, highly-analytical sound.
What experiences have any of you had making such comparisons? I have found that through the Venus, Qobuz 24/96-or-higher files can sound at least as good as the equivalent Mo-Fi SACDs through my Venus. I'll be upgrading my streaming setup further, with a Hermes DDC, maybe a network switch and other tweaks, so that will presumably further advantage the streaming.
Should I just forget about any SACDs for which I can find hi-res files on Qobuz? I only own about a dozen SACDs, and I have left some unopened, wondering whether they're even worthwhile. I'm thinking they might be worthwhile only if streaming were to no longer be available, which seems unlikely short of a major catastrophe.