Pure music dsd
Those are usually trials and if I like the album, I usually work to get a CD or vinyl that I eventually sample. I don't store any low res 256kbs files except those I purchase off iTunes. Default with no info is a CD at 44.1/16 in AIFF format. The way I keep multiple files straight is that I append album names with the following info:Vinyl, DSD, DSD>AIFF, FLAC>AIFF, etc. If you just want the copy for your iPod classic, you could select 44.1/16, which would be right for burning a CD and then Apple iTunes would convert it for your iPod based on your choice of mp4a resolution… 128, 192, 256kbs which is handled by device on the Summary Page.
You can choose to convert to AIFF or AAC and you can keep resolution as is for PCM files, and then on all others PCM and DSD, you can choose your resolution. You can convert FLAC, DSD, AIFF files (you do it from folders) and to save space you only have place holder for the FLAC and DSD files in you iTunes library for playing locally. Don't know if other DACs would illuminate more difference. When playing up-sampled from memory in Pure Music to a ifi Nano DAC the differences are very subtle. So far DSD is best if native, AIFF is second, and AAC, FLAC, and WAV are in third. King of overkill, but I am still comparing.
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I have been using Korg Gateway software to convert all downloaded DSD, WAV and FLAC to AIFF format and keep both in my archive.
If in a hurry, call Channel-D, (Pure Music) they are friendly and want their customers to be happy. I don't know how Pure Music would treat the DSD or FLAC files in terms of conversion.
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You could add these files and select from them to download to your iPod or iPhone and use the prefs in iTunes to set the resolution. Pure Music has a batch conversion process to convert high res files to other res so you can burn a CD. Pure Music normally keeps a place holder of DSD and FLAC in the iTunes file that refers back to the folder/directory with the high res file. My understanding is that Pure Music will convert DSD on the fly if you don't have a DoP DSD DAC and need to send PCM.