"Read this from MoJo Music:
'When a Redbook PCM file is played on a native DSD delta sigma single-bit converter, the single-bit DAC chip has to convert the PCM to DSD in real-time. This is one of the major reasons people claim DSD sounds better than PCM, when in fact, it is just that the chip in most modern single-bit delta sigma DACs do a poor job of decoding PCM.'"
I have seen this quote touted before and I really have no dog in this fight, but Mojo is hardly an objective observer as it sells a $7600 DAC based upon AD1862 R-2R ladder DAC chips. I'm sure it sounds fine, but it is not the only way to build a fine DAC. There are also several outstanding DACS built around the newest delta sigma chips.
It has become commonplace to bad mouth DS chips these days, possibly because older generations of them were not top performers. Also, they are easier to implement and therefore ubiquitous. So they are built into DACs with a greater variety of SQ.
'When a Redbook PCM file is played on a native DSD delta sigma single-bit converter, the single-bit DAC chip has to convert the PCM to DSD in real-time. This is one of the major reasons people claim DSD sounds better than PCM, when in fact, it is just that the chip in most modern single-bit delta sigma DACs do a poor job of decoding PCM.'"
I have seen this quote touted before and I really have no dog in this fight, but Mojo is hardly an objective observer as it sells a $7600 DAC based upon AD1862 R-2R ladder DAC chips. I'm sure it sounds fine, but it is not the only way to build a fine DAC. There are also several outstanding DACS built around the newest delta sigma chips.
It has become commonplace to bad mouth DS chips these days, possibly because older generations of them were not top performers. Also, they are easier to implement and therefore ubiquitous. So they are built into DACs with a greater variety of SQ.