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LOG IN Forgot Login? Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1      General Discussion: Film Scores in DSD?   Last Post   Posted:   Aug 3, 2022 - 6:57 PM     By:   KansanN323   (Member) I have a feeling I am going to be opening up a can-o-worms with this, but I recently purchased my first DSD files from High Definition Tape Transfers. It was a new master of the Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall Concert from 1961. https://www.highdeftapetransfers.ca/products/judy-garland-live-at-carnegie-hall My purchase came with both DSD and FLAC files with DSD256 Direct Stream being the highest of the files. A caveat is that when it comes to audio quality I am not as picky as a lot of people. I had a bad ear infection as a child and have had Tinnitus since then. When I buy a CD from one of our WONDERFUL Film Score providers I generally rip them to 320 kbps mp3s and I am fine with it. So... probably the album I know best (after "The Towering Inferno") is the Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall album. I have almost every incarnation/remaster of it, including the mono tape recording. I won't get into the details of the various versions but if you seek them out it is quite fascinating! Here is the thing. The DSD files I listened to from an album recorded back in 1963 blew me away. I was stunned at how clear it was and felt that I was actually in the room! It was a HUGE step from what I had listened to prior. This being said, I was wanting to get advice on any Film Score that is available in DSD that people recommend, where they purchase them and, also, how they are listening to it. I have a Surfans 320 portable player that I purchased for these files and am listening with Apple Pro Max Headphones. Thank you in advance for any recommendations (and I hope CE3K DSD files are out there!) Todd    Posted:   Aug 3, 2022 - 7:29 PM     By:   John Schuermann   (Member) Just know that DSD is an *archive* format, not a distribution format. The recording you are listening to has almost certainly been converted to standard PCM, processed, then converted back to DSD again. SO, what any improvement you are hearing is likely thanks to the actual improvement in *mastering* that was done to the recording, NOT the DSD format itself. Take a few minutes to read through this article, which puts it all into perspective. People get caught up worrying about formats and bit rates and sampling rates, where what really matters is the quality of the recording itself, and the skill of the engineer who mixes and masters it: https://bobpariseau.com/blog/2018/7/18/understanding-dsd-to-lpcm-conversion-or-sacd-noise-shaping-for-fun-profit FUN FACT - if you applying *any* kind of DSP at all - EQ, room correction, surround processing - you are not listening to DSD, but DSD converted to PCM and processed through your sound systems DSP chip. In other words, don't sweat the DSD designation and enjoy the music no matter what the format!    Posted:   Aug 4, 2022 - 11:45 AM     By:   KansanN323   (Member) Just know that DSD is an *archive* format, not a distribution format. The recording you are listening to has almost certainly been converted to standard PCM, processed, then converted back to DSD again. SO, what any improvement you are hearing is likely thanks to the actual improvement in *mastering* that was done to the recording, NOT the DSD format itself. Take a few minutes to read through this article, which puts it all into perspective. People get caught up worrying about formats and bit rates and sampling rates, where what really matters is the quality of the recording itself, and the skill of the engineer who mixes and masters it: https://bobpariseau.com/blog/2018/7/18/understanding-dsd-to-lpcm-conversion-or-sacd-noise-shaping-for-fun-profit FUN FACT - if you applying *any* kind of DSP at all - EQ, room correction, surround processing - you are not listening to DSD, but DSD converted to PCM and processed through your sound systems DSP chip. In other words, don't sweat the DSD designation and enjoy the music no matter what the format! John! Thank you very much for your reply. The Article was very informative!     General Discussion: Film Scores in DSD?    < 1  >   Go to page:  1   First Post    General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1

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