I'm consistently finding little contest between PCM and DSD on my system, and was interested in other MSB owners' opinions. I've tried the Optimized DSD setting, which I understand is essentially an on-demand PCM conversion, and preferred the Native setting. That said, most of the DSD in my library is ripped SACD (64), and I have not done extensive comparison with 128 and 256, though I have a several of the former and a few of the latter.
A recent case in point is the famous '65 Horowitz Carnegie Hall Recital where the 24/192:
https://www.prestomusic.com/classic...ie-hall-concert-may-9-1965-an-historic-return
wins handily over the most recent DSD release (ripped SACD):
https://www.hraudio.net/showmusic.php?title=11202
A friend with the dCS Vivaldi has reported precisely the opposite preference. I used to own the Vivaldi, and I generally understand the architectural differences between the two platforms, and that explains it to my satisfaction, but I thought it would be a fun discussion in the specific context of the MSB.
A recent case in point is the famous '65 Horowitz Carnegie Hall Recital where the 24/192:
https://www.prestomusic.com/classic...ie-hall-concert-may-9-1965-an-historic-return
wins handily over the most recent DSD release (ripped SACD):
https://www.hraudio.net/showmusic.php?title=11202
A friend with the dCS Vivaldi has reported precisely the opposite preference. I used to own the Vivaldi, and I generally understand the architectural differences between the two platforms, and that explains it to my satisfaction, but I thought it would be a fun discussion in the specific context of the MSB.