There are lots of DACs that handle DSD 512. That said, certainly not every DAC supports it. Audiobyte HydraVox has a DSD 512 mode that is quite good and I have others. Playback designs at a higher end certainly does.
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Any dacs out there that actually perform to specs? I’m looking for a dac that can do 512 dsd natively eg no dop . Many dacs claim > 128 dsd but there’s always an asterisk. My d1100 specs include 256 dsd but only plays 64-128 dop . According to mcintosh 256 is achieved only via usb on windows asio driver. As such I’m limited to 128 dop but not higher. If I don’t set dsd dop I get white noise/hiss.
i stream using auralic g2.1 and have some 256 files.
thoughts will be appreciated.
thanks.
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Hi fellow audiogonians. I bot a Bryston BDA-3 dac, lo and behold it plays up to dsd 256! While it's an older dac it serves my needs. Good reviews including one from stereophile aka the bible. I'm streaming from a G2.1 via USB to the dac. Initially, the dac stalled when playing dsd 64 and 128 files. I swapped in a dsd 256 Bill Evans album that the BDA processed, though there is a subtle pop sound before locking in. I activated the upsampling option on the G2 but left the playback unchanged (eg. native not dop). I was able to playback the DSD files. Later, I disabled upsampling option on the G2, and got the same result able to play back dsd while mixing in hi res PCM streams. Tech is a biotch. I read a very informative review by AS. He walked thru his experience with DSD which was spot on. Bryston BDA-3 DAC Review - Reviews - Audiophile Style Needless to say, I will list the D1100 but need to fine a suave analog preamp unfortunately.
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