A PCM only style of DAC such as a Schiit would be unable to play a DSD file. However, presently, the only way you would encounter a DSD file would be if you purchased DSD downloads or played rips of SACDs.
Schiit/DSD Question
First time DAC purchaser and have narrowed my sights on the Schiit Bifrost 2, finances for a Qutest being out of this 60something, intermittent earner’s possibilities. The DSD compatibility issue has me confused though and my research on the web only muddies the waters for me...
Where would I most likely encounter these DSD files? Currently, I listen to ripped CDs (AIFF, 16/48 on a Mac>Airport Express>integrated amp), Many LPs digitized via Audacity to AIFF files, some items recorded as AIFF files from web-based sources via Audacity, Spotify (free version), Radio Paradise, a plethora of internet radio stations (a bunch of them via the TuneIn app), and have plans to subscribe to one of the higher rez streaming services someday as funds permit. I have no plans to purchase an SACD player.
Do Schiit DACs go silent when presented with DSD files or do they merely play them in a lower resolution form?
Thanks in advance.
Where would I most likely encounter these DSD files? Currently, I listen to ripped CDs (AIFF, 16/48 on a Mac>Airport Express>integrated amp), Many LPs digitized via Audacity to AIFF files, some items recorded as AIFF files from web-based sources via Audacity, Spotify (free version), Radio Paradise, a plethora of internet radio stations (a bunch of them via the TuneIn app), and have plans to subscribe to one of the higher rez streaming services someday as funds permit. I have no plans to purchase an SACD player.
Do Schiit DACs go silent when presented with DSD files or do they merely play them in a lower resolution form?
Thanks in advance.