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Oh yeah 32bit. I guess that’s the file itself, does your kit support that or does the dac decode it to 24bit? I’ve found that so much depends on the original production meaning there’s a big spectrum of clarity on both 16/44 and 24/96 that there’s not much use paying attention to it.
I’m really enjoying this setup. I’m in that new-kit period where I’m listening much more to the sound than the music so I’m looking forward to getting past that but it’s just great being able to stream an almost limitless selection of music in properly exciting quality.
Now looking into portable DACs and open backed headphones for late night listening on the sofa. Chorus Mojo and Grado SR325s are now saved in my eBay search.
Stevethecoffee-
Nearly all my music is CD ripped to FLAC. The DAC can handle high res files; I've tried a few and I'm not convinced that they sound any better than a 16/44 version of the same original recording.
I also have a record player.
I have done back to back comparisons between CD via a high end CD player, FLAC via a fairly expensive dac, and LP.
My conclusions?
The quality of the original recording is by far the most significant factor. After that, it's all in the margins.
Vinyl has a pleasing immediacy to it;
It's really hard (probably impossible) to distinguish between CD and FLAC;
High res audio is a waste of time
360kbs MP3 actually sounds fine
I listen to a lot of internet radio at various bit rates and just enjoy the music.
ChasnotRobert
Tbh I only just noticed that when I posted the pic.
I don't think it really is upscaling. I might see if I can find out why it claims 32bit output, despite saying "no changes are being made".
Anyhow. It sounds fucking rad and that's a great album as well.