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High Resolution DSD Listening

Everything you need to know to get started, and beyond

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14 articles in this collection
Written by Jonas Sacks, Jared Sacks, Tom Caulfield and 1 other
New Listeners

What is DSD?

Learn the basics of DSD before diving into downloading and playing these files by reading this article.
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Written by Jonas Sacks
Updated this week

Playing DSD, DXD and Very High Bit Rate PCM files

This article dives into the possibilities of playing DSD, DXD and Very High Bit Rate PCM files on DACs, DAPs and Optical Disc Players
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Written by Brian Moura
Updated this week

Which DSD Rates can a DAC accept?

Find out which DSD rates your DAC will understand
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Written by Jonas Sacks
Updated this week
Stereo, Binaural and Multichannel

Choosing Quality and Channels

Selection combination - this article explains different DSD, DXD rates, stereo, multichannel and binaural
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Written by Jonas Sacks
Updated this week

Differences between stereo and binaural listening

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Written by Jonas Sacks
Updated this week

Multichannel and Surround DSD Listening

More about 5.0, 5.1 surround sound and Channel Dedication
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Written by Jonas Sacks
Updated this week
Provenance and Products

The 'native' in NativeDSD

From where do we get our files? Do you change the audio at all?
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Written by Jared Sacks
Updated this week

Is all of the music recorded, edited and mastered in DSD?

A word about authenticity regarding the music available at NativeDSD.com
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Written by Tom Caulfield
Updated this week

DSD 512. But how is it created? And why?

Creating Octa DSD (512)
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Written by Tom Caulfield
Updated this week
Additional reading

Why We Sell Albums in Multiple DSD Bit Rates and DXD

Taking a look at Provenance and Post-production routes
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Written by Brian Moura
Updated this week

The subtle differences between DSD and PCM

This article was written in response to a listener's question
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Written by Tom Caulfield
Updated this week

DXD Resolution explained

What is DXD? It is 352.8KHz 24/32 bit PCM. Explained in detail as to why we sell this resolution.
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Written by Tom Caulfield
Updated this week

NativeDSD's Take on DSD64

This article is based on a question from a listener
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Written by Tom Caulfield
Updated this week

PDM and PCM explained in relation to DSD

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Written by Tom Caulfield
Updated this week