rhizomaticon;288213 Wrote: > SACD is that it is not a PCM format like CD or DVD-A or MP3 but > completely different. All PCM formats I would argue are fundamentally > flawed in the way they sample the analogue waveform - they literally > chop it up, and regardless of the bitsize or rate, you are always going > to get that digital edge and grain with PCM. SACD's approach is called > Direct Stream Digital (DSD), which samples 1 bit at 2.8 MHz, allowing a > far greater approximation of an analogue waveform which one could > conceptualize as a 0 bit with an infinite sample rate (?).
Ummm.... Sorry, but you're wrong..... DCD chops up the analog waveform, just like PCM, only faster and with far less precision. With the correct software, it's possible to convert back and forth between the two formats. In fact, most SACD's are mixed in the PCM format, and then converted to DSD in the final mastering stages. -- DCtoDaylight ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DCtoDaylight's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7284 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=45839 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
