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Topic: DXD Playback in Foobar (Read 12005 times) previous topic - next topic
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DXD Playback in Foobar

OK, I wanted to listen to some ultra high quality music files...so I obtained some from http://www.2l.no/hires/index.html.

Unfortunately, I cannot get the WAV file (which is DXD format) to playback in Foobar. Is there a plugin or method which I can use to do this? Foobar is usually able to play just about anything

DXD Playback in Foobar

Reply #1 –
You can play the DFF file on that site with this.

DXD Playback in Foobar

Reply #2 –
The DXD file is probably too high a sample rate for your sound output to play. You can probably listen to it by adding a resampler DSP to your playback DSP chain, setting the sample rate to something more manageable, like 192KHz.

DXD Playback in Foobar

Reply #3 –
OK thanks! I checked, and my NI Audio Kontrol is unable to play 24BIT/352.8kHz files. Resampling (to any KHz) results in a very bad sound quality.

However, I've now been able to listen to both the Stereo DFF DSD 64 2.8224Mbit/s and the Stereo WAV 24BIT/96kHz files - both sound equally high quality (rich, full of depth, clear) to me using my Sony MDR 7509 headphones. I guess the DFD file should sound better, but I need to listen more to decide if I can hear a difference

DXD Playback in Foobar

Reply #4 –
>> Resampling (to any KHz) results in a very bad sound quality.

Did you use foobar's resampler, or let the soundcard try to do it?

>> 352.8kHz

That extreme sample rate is purely for editing purposes, not for normal high-end listening. It will not increase your aural experience, save for the feelgood effect of knowing that you have eXtreme resolution.

DXD Playback in Foobar

Reply #5 –
Quote from: dhromed on
>> Resampling (to any KHz) results in a very bad sound quality.

Did you use foobar's resampler, or let the soundcard try to do it?

I used Resampler PPHS DSP.


>> 352.8kHz

That extreme sample rate is purely for editing purposes, not for normal high-end listening. It will not increase your aural experience, save for the feelgood effect of knowing that you have eXtreme resolution.


Yeah, I imagine so! But still, it does have a feelgood effect, as you say

DXD Playback in Foobar

Reply #6 –
@TargetD
Make sure you read TOS #8.