CDLehner wrote: > Thanks! Hey, if I can do 192...which I've done...and DSD, over s/pdif; I > have no reason to switch. So...what's the key to DSD over the SBT; you > need to use a media-server, like Foobar or JRiver? I bought JRiver, for > my Computer Audiophile CAPS streamer; so I can set that up, and output > to the SBT. And of course...who doesn't have Foobar on their PC; even > though I don't use it. > > Does that work like JRiver; you can output it to the SBT? I'm looking in > preferences>output and I don't see the SBT as an available device; need > a plug-in or something? I'd just like to try a couple of DSD > samples...so I can see what all the fuss is about; because I go making a > big investment of time. > > CD
For DSD you need to convert original DSD file into DoP (DSD over PCM format) and then encode into FLAC. I use Foobar2000 on Windows or Linux to extract DSD out of SACD image and pack into DoP (it needs SACD and DoP plugins for that). DoP file looks like regular WAV, but intead of PCM contains DSD data. FLAC container is used for keep metadata the same way you do it for regular PCM. Then you can play the resulting flac file the same way as you play normal flac files in SB. SB just passes data stream to DAC (of cause you should always disable volume control, crossfade and any other additional processing in SB). DAC, when it receives DoP stream, understands this and plays it as DSD. My Teac only can accept DoP via USB, Mytek seems to get it via all interfaces. DoP bitrate is equivalent to 176 kbps PCM, so you must have EDO plugin to enable high bitrate output from SB. Neither Jriver nor Foobar2000 can output directly to Squeezebox. I use Foobar2000 just to encode DSD before loading it into LMS managed library. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ avp1's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=59973 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=94512 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list Touch@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
