Can somebody explain me the difference between the PCM to DSD128 output encoding over DoP and native.Is the DoP bitstreaming to the DACs in my UD-501,how did the native encoding in JRiver work then?
DoP and Native DSD are exactly the same audio, what differs is the transmission method to the DAC.
1xDSD (DSD64fs) is sent as a 1-bit, 2.8224MHz signal to the DAC.
1xDoP is sent as a 16-bit, 176.4kHz signal.
A common misconception is that DSD is converted from 1-bit to 16-bit audio when streaming as DoP—this is
not the case—DoP still contains the original untouched 1-bit DSD audio stream. It's just transmitted as 16 “channels” (for lack of a better word) of 1-bit audio. 2.8224MHz ÷ 16 = 176.4kHz.
Especially when you consider that many newer DACs lack support for Native DSD signals, I suspect that DoP is an “easier” signal to transmit, as itʼs only running at 176kHz rather than 2.8MHz.