(25-Apr-2019, 09:24 AM)Snoopy8 Wrote: My experience suggests that a DAC which can play native DSD files better than PCM will benefit from a DSD kernel. This is based on a SOtM SMS-200 Ultra Neo (running optimised Fedora based Linux) feeding a Gieseler Gross DAC.So the dsd kernel makes native dad sound better? Wonder why it doesn't quite well as well for DoP. Hopefully I can dig deeper into this soon.
The Gross delivered better sound quality on DSD than 24/96 PCM for the same recording (and I duplicated & bought the SACDs !!). An earlier kernel could only do DoP, but a later version did Native DSD version 1.
Once Blind testing U5 is out. I will release some variants of the dad kernel, put it here for you guys to comment and feedback.