Native DSD with Fostex HP-A8C

Agreed. DoP really does not make any difference what so ever. The first thing the DAC does is that it re-arranges the information to native DSD. And this is merely a ‘restructure’ operation, no information lost.

The only downside in DoP is that is uses more bandwidth than native DSD, but looking at the capabilities of the Fostex that should not be a problem for you.

Enjoy!