AUDIO FORMAT

DSD256 (11.2896 MHz)

DSD Lossless

Specifications

FamilyDSD
Bit depth1
Sample rate11,289,600 Hz
Bit rate11.29 Mbps per channel
Lossless?yes
Extensions.dsf, .dff
Specification
Developerindustry extension

Overview

Quad-rate DSD. Requires native DSD support over USB to pass — DoP encoding caps at DSD128 in most driver stacks. Increasingly common as a studio-master format from boutique labels.

Typical use cases

  • high-end DSD masters
  • DAC native-DSD support showcase

Supported on these devices