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RE: Wish List - NickB - 21-Jan-2015 (21-Jan-2015, 15:52)Dr Tone Wrote:(21-Jan-2015, 13:04)geoff Wrote:I own a few hundred HDCDs, zero DSD. If I had DSD files I would just use J River to convert them to PCM on the fly. I'd have to switch to Foobar to do the same with HDCDs and lose the advanced cataloging and awesome remote control of J River.(19-Jan-2015, 21:44)ZincAlloy Wrote:Likely yes, but guessing you don't have large DSD collection you'd like to use with Devialet. Some of us do and converting DSD discs with PS3 to DSF files was arduous and we'd like it to have been worth our time. I'm all in with Devialet spitting out new product after new product, although I hope they don't put off DSD implementation for too much longer regardless whether it's native or DoP. BTW. Just how many HDCD recordings do most Devialet users own? I had over 1500 discs and of those, only a couple dozen at most had HDCD encoding. I do remember Joni Mitchell's catalog had a few of them.(19-Jan-2015, 21:02)Dr Tone Wrote:(30-May-2014, 00:27)ZincAlloy Wrote: 1. UPnP streaming, now that we have an Ethernet port - no reason why it can't be done? As someone who does not really understand the different coding systems, and having read that DSD is a complete waste of time as a system as it gives nothing SQ wise that a good 24-96 or 24-192 flac or wav gives. Can someone explain what would be achieved by have DSD native playback apart from semantics? Nick RE: Wish List - f1eng - 21-Jan-2015 (21-Jan-2015, 15:52)Dr Tone Wrote:If I understand correctly it is not even possible to have a digital volume control without converting to PCM, so spending a millisecond on trying to implement it on a Devialet would be a complete waste of time which could be usefully employed making the existing systems work as well as they used to.(21-Jan-2015, 13:04)geoff Wrote:I own a few hundred HDCDs, zero DSD. If I had DSD files I would just use J River to convert them to PCM on the fly. I'd have to switch to Foobar to do the same with HDCDs and lose the advanced cataloging and awesome remote control of J River.(19-Jan-2015, 21:44)ZincAlloy Wrote:Likely yes, but guessing you don't have large DSD collection you'd like to use with Devialet. Some of us do and converting DSD discs with PS3 to DSF files was arduous and we'd like it to have been worth our time. I'm all in with Devialet spitting out new product after new product, although I hope they don't put off DSD implementation for too much longer regardless whether it's native or DoP. BTW. Just how many HDCD recordings do most Devialet users own? I had over 1500 discs and of those, only a couple dozen at most had HDCD encoding. I do remember Joni Mitchell's catalog had a few of them.(19-Jan-2015, 21:02)Dr Tone Wrote:(30-May-2014, 00:27)ZincAlloy Wrote: 1. UPnP streaming, now that we have an Ethernet port - no reason why it can't be done? Yes, I am fed up... RE: Wish List - Dr Tone - 21-Jan-2015 (21-Jan-2015, 16:28)NickB Wrote: As someone who does not really understand the different coding systems, and having read that DSD is a complete waste of time as a system as it gives nothing SQ wise that a good 24-96 or 24-192 flac or wav gives. Can someone explain what would be achieved by have DSD native playback apart from semantics? You wouldn't want to bring up this subject on the Computer Audiophile forum. There are threads and threads on it. I've done some on the fly PCM to DSD conversion into my old Ayre QB-9 DSD and sound did change, it got softer, which many might describe as more analog. I think that's what the DSD folks like. RE: Wish List - GuillaumeB - 21-Jan-2015 (21-Jan-2015, 18:43)Dr Tone Wrote:(21-Jan-2015, 16:28)NickB Wrote: As someone who does not really understand the different coding systems, and having read that DSD is a complete waste of time as a system as it gives nothing SQ wise that a good 24-96 or 24-192 flac or wav gives. Can someone explain what would be achieved by have DSD native playback apart from semantics? Very interesting. Would be good to get more input from other DSD users on here. What is it that you like about DSD? Guillaume RE: Wish List - NickB - 22-Jan-2015 (21-Jan-2015, 19:03)NickB Wrote:(21-Jan-2015, 18:43)Dr Tone Wrote:(21-Jan-2015, 16:28)NickB Wrote: As someone who does not really understand the different coding systems, and having read that DSD is a complete waste of time as a system as it gives nothing SQ wise that a good 24-96 or 24-192 flac or wav gives. Can someone explain what would be achieved by have DSD native playback apart from semantics? RE: Wish List - Music or sound - 22-Jan-2015 DSP has a lot of possibilities in improving sound reproduction and there was in the 90s an early start to implement it. But 1999 the SACD got introduced and as DSD is incompatible with DSP, DSP was at least in consumer electronics disappearing. Then the SACD dwindled away and DSP reappeared. Devialet's ADH is DSP based and therefore can not be done in DSD. DSP is also required for digital cross-overs (I am using that function of my D250 but also now frequently used in active speakers like the Phantom), speaker correction (SAM) or room corrections. Most DACs convert DSD anyhow to PCM but there are also some which do the reverse (or back and forth like the new version of PSaudio). Of course it would be good that Devialet can use DSD files but I see it as last years fad. Not that there are good DSD recordings (many are only converted PCM files) but I think the restrictions of the DSD require a simpler and therefore purer recording process. |