Solutions for converting vinyl to 256 DSD?

Vinyl studio seem to be just about the only software outside of the Pyramix system (and Tascam's system) that will record DSD.

I use Apollo's in my recording studio. The converters are very good quality, but the broad consensus is that there is better to be had.

Convert to PCM, edit/tag and then convert to DSD.  For it to be worth your time and effort you will need a high quality phono setup including phono preamp.  A high quality A/D converter starts at MSRP of $1k.  Make multiple backups of your digital files.

I've converted over 500 albums using Prism, Apogee and Drawmer converters and Spark XL or Bias Peak Pro software.  The results can be excellent, but not always.  The condition of the record is critical.

Given the long lifespan of a well-cared for LP and my collection of thousands of them, I long ago rejected the idea of digitizing them for backup purposes. But I do have some favorite albums where the best version by far is the LP, or where there's no CD or streamed file available. So for me there's been a value in selectively digitizing LPs.

I can get very, very close to an LP's original sound. Having done this for decades, the files can now reveal the improvements my system has made over time. For example, it's not difficult to hear the differences when the file (we used to call it a dub) was made using my old preamp (ARC SP-11) or my current Ref 5SE/Ref Phono 2SE. Or the improvements made after I got a Klaudio record cleaner. Or a different phono cartridge.

I'm sure my method will draw snickers from some, but I use what is now an ancient Alesis Masterlink ML-9600. It can make 24/96 files (dubs) that are spookily transparent.

The process is tedious. I don't do it often. But the results are exquisite. The sound of vinyl can be preserved digitally.

@cleeds - +1 for the Alesis Masterlink. Even though it's old, its converters were top quality at the time as still very good today. I have three of them up in the studio - though I should probably just keep two - with one as a backup. As you know, but for others information, they are built like tanks. The one drawback of them is the fact that the OS is propretary and that higher capacity hdds can't be formatted. But they can be picked up for next to nothing and are one of the all time audio bargains.