ALAC (hi-res): Apple's own lossless compression format also does hi-res, stores metadata and takes up half the space of WAV. An iTunes- and iOS-friendly alternative to FLAC. DSD (hi-res): The single-bit format used for Super Audio CDs. It comes in 2.8MHz, 5.6MHz and 11.2MHz vari...
It also has line-level RCA, coaxial and optical connections, and can handle digital audio files at a resolution of up to 32-bit/768kHz and DSD512. That's more versatile than we'd expect at this budget end. It's ideal for adding streaming powers cheaply and easily to an older hi-fi...
DSD samples the music at a much higher rate than PCM (actually 64 times higher). Theoretically this should result in a more accurate recording. But in real life there are some other factors that come into play. Does itsoundbetter? In theory it should. But there are so many factors involve...
This far into the age of hi-res music streaming, it would be easy to write off any new stereo disc player orCD playeras anachronistic. In truth, that is a reasonable assessment given the paucity of new products and the fact thatCD salesslid down the wrong end of the bell curve decades...