there was a time when optimizing native dsd was significant. 10+ years ago dacs still sounded a bit harsh with PCM. they were just not quiet enough. so ideally we pursued pcm converted to dsd and better yet dsd native files and dacs that kept dsd pure in their playback. dacs had to do all sorts of strong armed things to make PCM listenable.
but that equation somewhat changed when dac technology evolved, noise lowered and finding a musical sounding dac for PCM became reasonable.
this is not to say that native dsd does not still have their fans. but it’s now more a matter of preference than advantage. the best dacs sound fantastic with either dsd or pcm. and mostly i prefer PCM. i do have 8+ terabytes of dsd files, but rarely choose them unless the music is preferred. and mostly the best current performances and recordings are high rez pcm, so that is what i choose.
i’m referring to recently recorded classical music, which is mostly what i listen to. much more of it is high rez pcm than dsd. music first, then format for me. and i mostly listen to streaming.