Comments on: DSD Vs PCM – Real Competitors? https://headfonics.com/dsd-vs-pcm-real-competitors/ Independent Portable and Desktop Audio Reviews Thu, 02 Nov 2023 10:28:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: BluPac https://headfonics.com/dsd-vs-pcm-real-competitors/#comment-11561 Tue, 06 Oct 2020 09:31:56 +0000 https://headfonics.com/?p=23045#comment-11561 Nice foo. Don’t be deceived by the charts here. DSD has a limited noise floor at all frequencies, thus far inferior in regard to PCM. DSD still requires filtering yet still leaks ultrasonics, increasing the level of ultrasonics already present

The transients of a square wave won’t be dependent on switching frequency and is limited by the components and design in hardware. Transients are in the nanoseconds, which only could only ever be an issue for higher DSD rates using single-bit.

At the end of the day it’s mostly technicalities and your gear is most responsible for the sound quality

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