Possum Jenkins Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Got this from another forum, may be of interest and provide some debate fodder. I'm downloading now. iFi micro iDAC2 Music Sampler Add the samples to your cart and use code ifimicroidac2 You'll get a download link to a 1.3gb zip file, containing dsf, wav & flac files. No cost and I've no financial/business connection to any of it. Link to comment
audio.bill Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Just a note to those making format comparisons with these excellent downloads, the only recording that SL mastered simultaneously in PCM and DSD is Impromptu. All others were originally mastered only in PCM so the DSD files are conversions. Link to comment
徐中銳 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I recall from DSD vs PCM, Which sounds the best to your ears of these free same source files? Thread : Well, TASCAM DA-3000 uses PCM4202 chip which is native DSD. So when you record PCM with it, it is DSD converted to PCM. RME UFX is pretty good converter, but it is also delta-sigma ADC although probably multi-bit SDM variant. If you want a true PCM ADC converter, the choices are really limited and you need to use some historical gear (PMD 2 or similar). Even then, analog front-stages are different. So comparing formats is really difficult or almost impossible. You always more or less compare implementations. "''Impromptu'' was recorded live directly to DSD using the Tascam DA-3000 DSD recorder and simultaneously to PCM with the RME UFX." Surely it would be better (essential even) to have 2 x Tascam DA-3000s and do the recording in DSD & PCM using the same equipment, otherwise they are not properly comparable. RME UFX (requires connection to a computer and all the potential trouble that offers up) PCM SQ does not necessarily equal Tascam DA-3000 (stand-alone mastering machine) PCM SQ. (I own a Tascam DA-3000... it records in both DSD & PCM... I don't get why this wasn't done?) The iFi sampler released in the promotion campaign supporting the iFi micro idac2 .Has 3 excellent recorded samples. The third sample : thus making it a perfect sample for the eternal DSD vs PCM discussion. With this code taken from the iFi web site; the sampler can be downloaded for free here; Sound Liaison Music Shop [ATTACH=CONFIG]20820[/ATTACH] So.... what is your preference and why? « an accurate picture Sono pessimista con l'intelligenza, ma ottimista per la volontà. severe loudspeaker alignment » Link to comment
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