HQPlayer playback, the virtues of avoiding PCM in the chain

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Jussi Laakos presentations at AXPONA/Chicago and at the MUNICH show revealed the inherent advantages of pureDSD files.

While input format and output format were always DSD256, a direct comparison of the post-processing methods inbetween, (DXD/PCM vs pureDSD by HQPpro) was revealing:

Scroll down here for the link to Jussi presentation video and as well to the link to an article in positive-feedback.com.

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I started with Roon and raat. Then found hqplayer with NAA to a dac and found what thought was ā€œairā€. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: Then I got some holo equipment (May KTE and Serene KTE)ā€¦ I found even more A I R ! :heart_eyes: :face_savoring_food:

Now youā€™re telling he thereā€™s even more to found!! :star_struck: :face_with_spiral_eyes: :zany_face:

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You canā€™t have sound without air.

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Iā€™m going to need a bigger room soon.

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Thanks for this, very interesting but could the company that boasts ā€˜Holographic Soundā€™ please invest in a radio mic for the presenter so that the talk can at least be recorded clearly. :wink: