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DSF audio file format (.dsf file extension) contains lossless 1-bit audio stream under delta sigma modulation (famous as DSD). It is audiophile high resolution file format for 1-bit DSD DACs. The file format support multichannel DSF music.
DSF audio file may be opened to playback directly or, altentatively, converted to PCM file. Read below about software tools required for that (DSF players and converters), how to edit DSF: metadata and audio content. Check articles about DSD, DSF (DSD audio files).
DSF converters > DSF players > Edit DSF > DSD vs DSF vs DFF >
DSF converters can convert: SACD ISO to DSF, DSF to DFF and back, DSF to FLAC, WAV and other PCM files and back.
Quality of the converters is estimated by noise/artefact level of converted files.
If DSD is target conversion format, the converter may be estimated by overload tolerance. Read more >
Read more:
Articles about DSD converter comparison
To play DSF files, audio players can send music stuff directly to 1-bit DSD DAC or convert inline ("on fly") to PCM and playback at traditional PCM DAC.
Audio conversion PCM to DSD and DSD to PCM has loosing quality anyway.
Alternative way is offline (non-realtime) conversion DSF to PCM or PCM to DSF with converter software. Usually offline conversion is not restricted by real-time CPU performance and can use "heavy" precise algorithms.
Audio players may have issues of DSF compatibility: supported channel number, metadata artwork size or other.
If audio player support stereo files only or to save disk space at portable digital audio player (listen at stereo headphones), it is possible to convert multichannel DSF 5.1 to stereo.
Read more about DSF players >
Read below how to edit DSF file metadata and audio content.
Watch video about DSF to FLAC conversion.
Check more links to articles about DSF, DFF, DSD below ↓
In the AuI ConverteR you can apply artwork size limitation during conversion:
see Settings > Metadata tab > Maximal size artwork... (width or height)
Read articles about editing of DSF audio files:
Look at video how to convert DSF to FLAC and more links to articles about DSF, DSD below ↓
![How to Open DSF Audio Files [Converters, Players]](/sites/default/files/u1/how-open-dsf-audio-file.png)
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