@herman I read that NativeDSD found a way without conversion in DSD 256.
interesting.... read where?
I suppose you mean mastering in DSD 256? If so, where do they get the DSD 256 files? My educated guess is that they are converted from some other format.
I just looked at their new release page and out of the 8 DSD that I checked only one was recorded as DSD and it was DSD 64, the rest were analog, PCM 96, or DXD 384 , which is a also PCM.
I think my point is still valid.... it is extremely rare for us to get a DSD file that has not been converted from something else. That said, most everything we get in any format (analog or digital) has been manipulated in some way so not saying there is something evil or devious about it, just that DSD is not the holy grail some think it is.
I see no reason to pay a premium for a DSD file when it was converted from something else since the software to do the conversions yourself is readily available, like HQplayer and others. Or the player does it, like DCS, EMM, etc.
IMHO how the player handles the file, how it does the digital to analog conversion, and the analog stages that follow are much more important than the format of the file.
