Hdcd dsp

[mville]

Re: Hdcd dsp

USB Audio Player PRO, which displays the 20 bit HDCD albums as being Hi-Res.

If the SB Audio Player PRO has an HDCD decoder, then you don't need to use the HDCD DSP when ripping.

[Supernaut]

Re: Hdcd dsp

Sort of correct. Yes, the data on the cd is 16/44.1. But buried in this data is some sort of indicators/flags, etc. regarding a few features (e.g., peak extension) that an HDCD capable CD player picks up on and uses during playback. The HDCD DSP in dbpa and the HDCD playback component in foobar2000 player are simply "reverse engineering" to get something close to what the HDCD capable player would use when playing. And to do this the file has to be upconverted.

Thanks, garym. It all makes much more sense now!

If the USB Audio Player PRO has an HDCD decoder, then you don't need to use the HDCD DSP when ripping.

Thanks, mville. I don’t think it does, but interesting to know anyway!