Re: Doing output gain for SACD / DSD the right way
Reply #3 –
This is about converting DSD to PCM
To the best of my knowledge, DSD is 6 db down compared with PCM.
This to avoid overloading of the converter.
You might decide to use the level with this value to "match" PCM.
However, if a recording is really hot, you are glad to have this 6 dB headroom.
I do think using 0 dB is a good choice.
If you want to normalize, let RG or R128 do its job.