Topic: PCM vs DSD
Greetings ,
Its been 4 weeks since I have acquired the rme adi2 dac.
Enjoying it quite a bit!
I currently use it with the following setting on lineout:
volume ref : +1dB
volume : 0
volume lock: on
auto ref: OFF
EQ: OFF
The DAC feeds into an Cambridge Audio CXA60 integrated amplifer.
Source is hi res audio files from jriver using ASIO driver (set to bitstream DSD).
When I play a DSD file the dac indicates DSD detected correctly.
If in Jriver I turn of bitstream DSD is delivered as PCM to the DAC.
I noticed there is some difference both in volume as well as detail resoultionwhen the same file is supplied as DSD vs PCM.
I am assuming that this maybe due to the filters applied on PCM.
Are there any settings that I can make on the DAC that will give me the same voulme / resolution for both PCM and DSD given the same source.
Thank you for your help.