Forget DSD?
The above discussion maybe illustrates a broader point.
To get a good-sounding desktop DAC for a reasonable price, I should drop the DSD requirement. This is still a somewhat new and niche thing.
If I keep to DACs with acceptable 192-24 PCM resolution, the range will be much larger, and the chance to get a very good-sounding DAC will be higher.
Yet - it wont do the best format (to my ears) - DSD. A dilemma, since I have many DSD files.
Comments?