BitPerfect also offers, at an additional price, DSD Master. The program will convert a DSD track to a variety of PCM formats and resolutions. I use this program to convert DSD to AIFF, 352.8/24, so that DSD downloads are playable through my KEF X300A self-powered speakers with proprietary Dac at 96/24. In essence a simple plugin, SHOUTcast DSP Plug-in is able to convert the Winamp powerful media player into an advanced streaming app that can let other users connected to the Internet listen to. Easily Play high-res audio: When connected to a USB DAC device you can easily play hi-res audio, such as DSD files purchased from a music distribution site. Playlist function: You can create, save, and edit a playlist so you can play your favorite tunes the way you want.
Download free plugins for Winamp in DSP/Effect category, all Winamp plugins directory on WinampHeritage.com. DSD Plugin for Winamp is a simple to use extension for the popular multimedia player, which allows it to render special audio files, that are not generally supported. With this plugin, Winamp can.
Read the step-by-step guide on how to play DSD files (.dsf, .dff, sacd iso) via foobar2000 player software with plugins by audio software developer Yuri Korzunov.
How do I play DSD files [DSF, DFF, SACD ISO] on Foobar2000 - Quickstart
How to play DSF and SACD ISO
To play SACD ISO or DSF (DSD files) in foobar2000 audio player software:
- Install foobar2000.
- Download foobar SACD plugin foo_input_sacd - xxxx.zip by link
Warning: SSF/DSF Decoder plugin doesn't relate to DSD playback. - Unpack foo_input_sacd - xxxx.zip to a folder.
- Launch the playback software and open Preferences (<Ctrl+P> key combination) > Components.
- Click Install button. In opened Install component window select foo_input_sacd.fb2k-component file (dsf component) from the folder.
- Click OK button into Preferences window. Restart foobar2000.
- Open .iso (be sure, that it is SACD ISO) or .dsf file into the player.
- Push Playback button.
How to play DFF files
To playback DFF files in foobar 2000 program:
- Download foobar plugin DSDIFF files (.DFF) by link
- Launch the playback software and open Preferences (<Ctrl+P> key combination) > Components.
- Click Install button. In opened Install component window select downloaded foo_input_dsdiff.fb2k-component file (DFF decoding component).
- Click OK button into Preferences window. Restart foobar 2000.
- Open .dff file into the player.
- Push Playback button.
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General sound quality matters of an audio playback
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Playing DSF, DFF SACD ISO (DSD files) on PCM DAC may be performed 2 ways:
- directly on an audio player (real-time conversion DSD to PCM), or
- PCM files, that pre-converted from DSD files offline.
If DSD files are played back at DSD DAC, offline or real-time resampling (at some playback software) may be applied.
When we use way #1, we no need to do something with files.
Way #2 may be preferable, if an offline conversion sound quality is better than a real-time one.
A backup of original audio files are recommended for offline conversion. Because:
A backup of original audio files are recommended for offline conversion. Because:
- further player and/or offline conversion software may use more advanced DSD to PCM conversion by sound quality or
- a new equipment will be bought (read below).
Sample rate and bit depth of played back file may be a matter for a player software (except bit-perfect mode) and equipment (including DAC). Read details >
Sound quality may be compared via measurements or via hearing.
See the comparison of these ways (infographics) >
Some SACD ISO files contain 2.0 and 5.1 channel variants of an album. If your audio system is stereo, you have options:
- extract stereo variant of the album;
- downmix multichannel variant to stereo.
The first option is preferable because we can suppose, that 'human-mixed' stereo variant is better than an 'auto-mixed' one.
But there is no guarantee, that it is so for any case.
Also, the quality of an automatical downmix depends on implementation.
Downmix may be done inline, during playback.
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Playback issues
Message: 'Unable to open item for playback (Unsupported file format)'
Need to install foo_input_sacd plugin and restart the software.
Supported DSD sample rates
In the version 1.3.16 with the DSD input plugin v. 1.0.10 DSD512 is supported to playback at PCM DAC.
Foobar DSD playback via DSD DAC:
To play DSD on foobar 2000:
- Download ASIOProxyInstall.
- Unpack and launch ASIOProxyInstall-xxx.exe
- Download foobar's ASIO plugin here
- Launch the foobar playback software and open Preferences (<Ctrl+P> key combination) > Components.
- Click Install button. In opened Install component window select foo_out_asio.fb2k-component file.
- Click OK button into Preferences window. Restart foobar2000.
- Open Preferences (<Ctrl+P> key combination) > Output > ASIO.
- Into ASIO drivers list double click on foo_dsd_asio driver to configure according to your DSD DAC device.
- Go to Preferences > Output. Into Device drop-down list select DSD : ASIO : foo_dsd_asio.
- Push OK button into Preferences window.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is DSF file?
DSF file one of DSD file types. Read details..
What is DFF audio file?
DFF file one of DSD file types. Read details..
What is SACD ISO?
SACD ISO is one of DSD file types. It is image of SACD optical disk.
Read how to rip SACD to SACD ISO..
Does VLC play DSF files?
As the author know, VLC don't play DSF. Read aboutdetails and current state..
How do I play DSF files with foobar2000?
Read quick start guide..
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How do you play DFF?
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How do you play a SACD ISO file?
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How do you play SACD on Foobar?
SACD may not be played on ordinary optical disk drive. As the author know, some SONY VAIO computers can to do it with special program. Only SACD ISO image file may be played on Foobar2000.
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foobar2000
OS: Windows
Price: Free!
Audio Capabilities: FLAC, Vorbis, AIFF, + more with additional components. ASIO and WASAPI, plus other plugins available.
File Management: Built-in, easy to organize and personalize. Overall, great file management!
Foobar2000 is my (Cliff here, not Ryan) favorite audiophile playback software. First off, it’s free, which is hard to beat. Second, they offer up an SDK (software development kit), which allows others to build components to expand the functionality of foobar. That’s probably its biggest strength. By opening up development to the online community, the possibilities are basically endless. Some of the available components are ASIO and WASAPI support, a really cool ABX comparator that “Performs a double-blind listening test between two tracks”, and a DSDIFF decoder. In short, you can totally geek out with foobar and customize nearly everything, including the GUI and backend.
At the same time, all that customization and community support comes with a downside. You may have to do some digging and experimentation to get things setup the way you want. That means a lot of time poking around forums and support pages, which luckily, there are a lot of. Another downside, depending on how you look at it, is that new versions of foobar are constantly being released. That means you will be continually updating foobar and any components you use, but update functionality is built-in to the software, so it’s not a big drag.
Even without doing any customization, the software is powerful and easy to use right out of the gate. By default it supports most every file format you will come across, and the built-in file management system is top notch.
At the very least, this software is worth a download because it is completely free, and in my opinion has a much better user interface than many of the pieces of software that you have to pay for.
Ratings:
Customer Support: 7.5 (have to rely on friendly forum folks)
User Interface: 9
Subjective Sound Quality: 10
Trial Offered: NA
Pure Music / Pure Vinyl
OS: Mac OSX
Price: $129 / $279
Audio Capabilities: FLAC, DSD, DSD-PCM, Digitize Vinyl, Audio Units DSP, active crossovers
File Management: Utilizes iTunes file management
Pure Vinyl and its little brother Pure Music are the most versatile pieces of software in the OSX arsenal. This can be good or bad depending on how you look at it. They both sound the same, but Pure Vinyl has the added feature of vinyl digitization and RIAA filters. The software sounds great, has a very analog sound, but is slightly lower resolution than the other OSX offerings. It interfaces easily and automatically with iTunes and has a slew of features that make it easy to do room correction and active crossovers all from a single piece of software.
Both Pure Music and Pure Vinyl have a neat pass-through feature that allows you to run other audio applications through the Pure Music DSP. So if you are utilizing the active crossover functionality and want to listen to Spotify this software makes that easy.
To me, the PM software has a slightly rolled off, forgiving character. The various settings can change the character of sound, sometimes dramatically. So proper setup can take a little care and tweaking, but the end result is a software with great performance and a lot of neat features.
Ratings:
User Interface: 8
Customer Support: 9
Subjective Sound Quality: 8
Trial Offered: YES
Amarra HiFi, Amarra, Amarra Symphony
OS: Mac OSX
Price: $49.95, $189.00, $495.00
Audio Capabilities: FLAC, DSD, 384khz playback (Amarra), File Conversion, Cache/Memory Playback, EQ filters
File Management: Standalone playlists or utilizes iTunes database
Amarra began the high-end software craze and is very refined and simple. A bit more detailed and arguably “HIFI” compared to the other pieces of software, Amarra offers a really nice sonic improvement over standalone iTunes while adding a few neat features. It also comes in three flavors: Amarra HiFi, Amarra, and Amarra Symphony.
All three version of Amarra integrate both a memory playback feature as well as a playlist cache system that loads entire playlists into memory. This is something that most software does in one form or another, but it’s important to note nonetheless.
Amarra has one neat feature unique to their system and that’s their EQ. When going from Hifi to their Symphony level software you are paying for better EQ features and Sonic Studio’s precision metering. The time I spent with Amarra I almost never utilized the EQ and found that I preferred the sound without it. For the additional few hundred dollars it costs you to get the Amarra EQs, your money would be better spent on a Dirac Live system, which utilizes finite impulse response automatic frequency correction and phase alignment at the output of your computer (so it works with any software). I can say from significant experience with the Dirac system that pound for pound it’s some of the best money you’ll ever spend on a computer-based audio system. And because it works with any software it pretty much outweighs choosing a piece of software for the EQs.
My suggestion is that if the highest resolutions you utilize are 24/192khz then stick with the $49.95 Amarra Hifi. It sounds great, has all of the features you need for audio, and is the most affordable. The step up from there allows for 384khz support, so for DSD-lovers that’s the way to go when it comes to Amarra. Aside from the additional EQs, I can’t think of much reason to spring for Symphony as it didn’t particularly impress sound-wise and some of those features are better served elsewhere.
Ratings:
Customer Support: 10
User Interface: 8
Subjective Sound Quality: 9
Trial Offered: Yes
Audirvana
OS: Mac OSX
Price: $74
Audio Capabilities: FLAC, DSD, DSD-PCM, SACD ISO, Memory playback, Direct Sound and integer mode, Izotope DSP
File Management: Standalone searchable playlists, not easily organized. Or utilize iTunes database.
Audirvana sports a neat-looking CD Interface, iTunes integration (or standalone playlists), a powerful 64-bit playback engine and great sound quality. It does not have the DSP features of Amarra or Pure Music, but the sound quality is most certainly the best to be had.
Audirvana comes in two packages, a free version and a paid version. The free version doesn’t offer the same level of fidelity, losing the Direct Sound mode and processes at 32/64-bit instead of a full 64-bit like the full version, but it’s hard to beat the price when it comes to the sound quality. If you plan on playing DSD or doing anything multichannel then you’ll want the full version, which is packed full of additional features and worth every penny.
Like Pure Music, Audirvana supports Audio units plugins and utilizes an Izotope DSP for noise shaping and some of the best dithering algorithms to be found in audio software. While it doesn’t have built-in crossover functions, or the breadth of features of Pure Music or JRiver Media Center (now on both Mac and PC), it does win the sound quality contest.
Ratings:
Customer Support: 9
Winamp Dsd
User Interface: 9
Subjective Sound Quality: 9.5
Trial Offered: YES
Winamp 5.8 Dsd
Conclusion
Like with all things high-end software, the differences between pieces of software are not like comparing an MP3 to a 24/192khz file. There are many services available on the Mac and PC that can sound absolutely fantastic when properly set up. Spotify is one of my personal favorite playback software, and while it doesn’t yet outperform high res through JPLAY or Audirvana, it can sound SO good by itself that there are times it’s not worth the hassle of messing with playlists and memory playback every time I want to sit back to enjoy some music. You can stay tuned for another article just on Spotify, how to optimize it, and why I believe it’ll be the future of high-end audio some day.
For those looking to do video, JRiver Media Center is the clear winner. When it comes to sound quality on the PC, it’s a system-dependent toss-up between XXHE and JPLAY, with JRMC close behind. On the Mac, the clear sound quality winner, to me, was Audirvana with Pure Music sporting the best, easiest to use feature set and Amarra Hifi being a really excellent bang for the buck that sounds great too.
At the end of the day each piece of software is similarly priced, comes with a 15-day trial, sounds really good, and has an array of unique features. You can’t go wrong with any of them over iTunes. My best recommendation would be to read the features in detail, choose the features you like and take it for a test drive. Trial versions are free and there’s no better way to choose software than to choose software.
Many thanks to Ryan Mintz of Core Audio
President, Core Audio Technology