To enable downsampling, set '352,800 Hz' (1×DSD) or 'Greater than 384,000 Hz' (2×DSD) in Player > DSP Studio > Output Format to the highest sample rate supported by your hardware.Īll DSD rates higher than 1× are handled by the 'Greater than 384,000 Hz' setting.ĭSD contains high frequency noise that could potentially degrade sound quality or even damage equipment. Not all hardware devices support these high sample rates, so downsampling is normally required. Once you have PCM, it will be 64bit 352.8 kHz for DSD, and 64bit 705.6 kHz for 2×DSD. The total amount of data from this conversion grows by 8x, so the process is effectively lossless / perfect. The DSD to PCM conversion process converts from 1-bit DSD to 64-bit PCM at 1/8th of the DSD sample rate. By default, DSD sources will be converted to PCM for playback and handled by the Media Center audio engine like any other file type.