Playing Stereo DSD Downloads with DACs and SACD Players

[bmoura]

I clicked on the advert on top of the page and this page came up: http://store.acousticsounds.com/index.cfm?get=results&coupon=18
Don't see any dsd files there .

That's disappointing.

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[JanBakker]

Thanks for the tip, sadly I'm not able to play these files as they are meant to be played .

 

[bmoura]

Thanks for the tip, sadly I'm not able to play these files as they are meant to be played .

Well, time to consider one of the iDSD Nano DACs for Headphone listening to DSD and PCM files ($189) or an Oppo 103 or 105 disc player for Stereo and Multichannel DSD files.
www.dsd.sonore.us

 

[JanBakker]

Well, time to consider one of the iDSD Nano DACs for Headphone listening to DSD and PCM files ($189) or an Oppo 103 or 105 disc player for Stereo and Multichannel DSD files.
www.dsd.sonore.us

I recently bought a Marantz universal player so buying an Oppo now would result in a serious quarrel with the better half and I never use a headphone so I guess I have to live with it for now.

 

[bmoura]

I recently bought a Marantz universal player so buying an Oppo now would result in a serious quarrel with the better half and I never use a headphone so I guess I have to live with it for now.

Next time, maybe an Oppo disc player or a Marantz that also includes a DSD DAC to play the DSD Downloads on the market now - and some of the ones coming later this year!

 

[JanBakker]

I keep you posted , at the time I bought the Marantz (UD5007) I had a limited budget and the Oppo's (my first choice) were more than €200,- more expensive and not an option at the time.

 

[cupboy]

Well, I've discovered my Marantz won't play these silly FLAC files. Is there a way to convert FLAC to WAV?

• This unit can play back the following files.
• WMA (Windows Media Audio)
• MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3)
• WAV
• AAC (Advanced Audio Codec)

 

[JanBakker]

Well, I've discovered my Marantz won't play these silly FLAC files. Is there a way to convert FLAC to WAV?

• This unit can play back the following files.
• WMA (Windows Media Audio)
• MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3)
• WAV
• AAC (Advanced Audio Codec)

I think Audiomuxer can do that ( http://www.surroundbyus.com/sbu/viewtopic.php?p=788 ). Just tried and it can .What type Marantz do you have if I may ask?

 

[cupboy]

I think Audiomuxer can do that ( http://www.surroundbyus.com/sbu/viewtopic.php?p=788 ). Just tried and it can .What type Marantz do you have if I may ask?

SA-8005. Current model.

I sent an e-mail to Acoustic Sounds to see what they suggest. Who chose this FLAC format anyway? Sony?

 

[JanBakker]

Did you try using a fat formatted stick? I also have a (much cheaper) Marantz and it only accepts fat not ntfs, and it plays flac.

 

[bmoura]

This thread will cover playing Stereo DSD Downloads - including DSD 64fs (single rate DSD, SACD resolution), DSD 128fs (double rate DSD) and DSD 256fs (quad rate DSD).

 

[bmoura]

Well, I've discovered my Marantz won't play these silly FLAC files. Is there a way to convert FLAC to WAV?

• This unit can play back the following files.
• WMA (Windows Media Audio)
• MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3)
• WAV
• AAC (Advanced Audio Codec)

According to Crutchfield, the Marantz SA 8005 can also play DSD 64fs (Single Rate DSD) and DSD 128fs (Double Rate DSD) files in Stereo when the SA 8005 is connected to a laptop or desktop computer.

rear-panel asynchronous USB input (type B) for audio playback of stored computer or streaming music files, including high-res files up to 24-bit/192 kHz PCM and 2.8 & 5.6 MHz DSD (Windows® and Mac compatible)

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_642SA8005/Marantz-SA8005.html?tp=197

 

[cupboy]

According to Crutchfield, the Marantz SA 8005 can also play DSD 64fs (Single Rate DSD) and DSD 128fs (Double Rate DSD) files in Stereo when the SA 8005 is connected to a laptop or desktop computer.

You're correct about those two DSD formats. I can play those both with no problem. It's FLAC I can't play. And to answer the question above, yes, I used FAT formatting.