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'''DSD''' (Direct Stream Digital) is a Sony/Philips audio format consisting of uncompressed audio at an extremely high sample rate. Related to [[SACD|Super AudioCD]] format. Its files are really really large, but audiophiles claim they sound much better than the lower-sample-rate, compressed files of other formats. Some question this, on the grounds of the quality differences being at a level well beyond the ability of the human ear to discern.
 
'''DSD''' (Direct Stream Digital) is a Sony/Philips audio format consisting of uncompressed audio at an extremely high sample rate. Related to [[SACD|Super AudioCD]] format. Its files are really really large, but audiophiles claim they sound much better than the lower-sample-rate, compressed files of other formats. Some question this, on the grounds of the quality differences being at a level well beyond the ability of the human ear to discern.
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== Specs ==
 
== Specs ==
 
* [http://www.sonicstudio.com/pdf/dsd/DSDIFF_1.5_Spec.pdf DSDIFF file format specs]
 
* [http://www.sonicstudio.com/pdf/dsd/DSDIFF_1.5_Spec.pdf DSDIFF file format specs]
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* [http://www.ps3sacd.com/downloads/DSDDiscFormatSpecs.pdf DSD Disc Format Specs]
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* [https://dsd-guide.com/sites/default/files/white-papers/DSFFileFormatSpec_E.pdf DSF File Format]
  
 
== Sample files ==
 
== Sample files ==
 
* [https://www.oppodigital.com/hra/dsd-by-davidelias.aspx Some demo tracks are here]
 
* [https://www.oppodigital.com/hra/dsd-by-davidelias.aspx Some demo tracks are here]
* [http://www.ps3sacd.com/dsd_downloads.html Some other downloads can be found here]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200206085303/http://ps3sacd.com/dsd_downloads.html Some other downloads can be found here]
  
 
== Other links ==
 
== Other links ==
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* [https://sonore.us/iso2dsd.html ISO2DSD tool]
 
* [https://sonore.us/iso2dsd.html ISO2DSD tool]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Audio_CD SACD Wikipedia]
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Audio_CD SACD Wikipedia]
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* [https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php/topic,124117.0.html Philips DSD to DST Encoder]
  
 
[[Category:Sony]]
 
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[[Category:Philips]]
 
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Latest revision as of 17:30, 3 October 2023

File Format
Name DSD
Ontology
Extension(s) .dsf, .dff
MIME Type(s) audio/x-dsf, audio/x-dff
LoCFDD fdd000230
PRONOM fmt/1817, fmt/1818
Wikidata ID Q1227499

DSD (Direct Stream Digital) is a Sony/Philips audio format consisting of uncompressed audio at an extremely high sample rate. Related to Super AudioCD format. Its files are really really large, but audiophiles claim they sound much better than the lower-sample-rate, compressed files of other formats. Some question this, on the grounds of the quality differences being at a level well beyond the ability of the human ear to discern.

There is a "DSD Disc" format for use on discs, as well as a DSD Interchange File Format (DSDIFF) for downloads. There are apparently two variant download formats, with the extensions .dsf and .dff, where the main difference is that the .dsf format can hold metadata in addition to audio data.

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