Small hi-res player?
Decoding DSD seems to be easy, according to technical papers I've browsed. I have paid for the music (vinyl recordings) I am playing. I bet most audiophiles would fall of their chair if they heard the quality of it, played back on my Jade OTL headphone amp (no question, it beats 192/24 PCM also, at least through the Korg's DAC). But - we are not allowed to go in that direction, are we? We HAVE paid for the music, yet we're not allowed to copy it to another device, for personal use? It reminds me of the people-unfriendly business model of some big data companies - if you use three computers, you got to buy three program licenses. "Money doesn't talk, it swears". The irony of this is that people like me, who complain about this, are exactly the same people who have invested A LOT over the years in music, audio, etc. And I don't just mean money. |
A little update...from my side Back in 2009 I wrote "We won’t get hi-res players unless we use pressure." Well we used pressure, in various forms - and these players are now available. I am using a Fiio X3 - to good benefit. It plays native DSD. It does not sound quite as good as my rack size Tascam DA3000. But it is small enough to fit in my pocket.I can play high resolution recordings, with good (if not audiphile great) sound, not least, through ear plugs. Looking back, I don’t complain.The hi-res audio player market is rapidly developing. You can follow it on headfi.com, dap section - portable source gear;https://www.head-fi.org/forums/portable-source-gear.15/ |
