The same goes for PCM > DSD. Same results. Don't waste your time. You'll be better results from Audiogate.
Thanks. Is it worth it at all even with Audiogate?
I don't own the required dac any so the Lite version wouldn't work anyway. Of course unless someone wants to convert ~1.7 TB for me.
You can buy a cheap MR1 or 2 off eBay and get into Audiogate that way. Still would be cheaper than Saracon.... Hell, even an MR2000s would be cheaper than Saracon! (or my labor costs!)
Bruce B
I'm wondering if you'll take an analog output of your very best sounding DSD device and record it in 96kHz or 192kHz PCM to see what kind of filtering actually happens on hardware end, how will it stand against Saracon in terms of frequency graphs?
I do understand that it's sort of comparing apples to oranges, but it's still a very interesting comparison to make.
Regards,
Dmitry
I love Saracon for strictly PCM work, but there are other, more efficient and better sounding SRC out there for DSD.
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We worked for months with HDtracks in choosing the best DSD->PCM conversions for all the SACD rips we were doing. We tried AudioGate, Saracon, SBM, Pyramix and even DiscWelder. In every case, the Saracon converters just seemed to take the life out of every file.
Hi guys
I'm late to the party, but still want to post my findings.
Bruce, you are right about Saracon, it's a great SRC for PCM, but as you have pointed out, Pyramix better preserve the benefits of DSD-recordings when resampling to 192kHz.
Cheers
Fred
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