-2s @ 512 or "full filter" @ 256: which combo is better?

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Hello Gentlemen, as in Object, I am trying to optimize my hearing experience, since my corei5 7600k @4600Mhz seems unable to manage upsampling at 512 with poly-sinc-xtr but only using poly-sinc-xtr -2s I switched to DSD256 with full filter. What do you think is better? Thank you :slight_smile:

Actually I am playing music through a Ifi micro iDSD.

Thanks again!

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IMO, technically, the -2s filter at DSD512…

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Yes I agree with you, after some experiments I noticed a more crystalline sound with 512 and -2s :slight_smile:

If I may ask you, how do you play flac? Do you ever upsample to DSD or sometimes do you upsample the frequency but keep them PCM? Thank you!!!

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If DAC supports DSD, I always upsample to highest DSD rate the DAC supports.

Only exception being Chord DACs, with those it is better to output PCM, even with DSD content (converted by HQPlayer).

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Thank you:)