Aside from Vivaldi it is not possible to switch off upsampling so , amongst other issues it is not possible to compare either method with the native sound of many formats including the most popular.
Given the situation it is generally held that one should keep PCM asPCM. So DXD x2 for this. However it is your choice if your ears tell you otherwise.
You should choose whichever sounds best to you - the options are there so that you can choose what sounds best to you, there isn’t a “right” one to choose.
As Phil says, entirely personal preference. DSD or DSDx2 Upsampling will give a different presentation to using DXD but one is not technically better than the other. DSD or DSDx2 tends to be smoother and perhaps a bit more musical to some folks, whereas DXD is a bit sharper on transients and more dynamic.
Provided that your Vivaldi Upsampler has DXD Lock turned on, you’ll be able to select DXD on the front panel of the Upsampler with the Output button. Not sure why it isn’t showing up in Mosaic, I’ll get that followed up.
The difference between that and selecting, for example, 384000, is that with DXD the rate changes between 352800 and 384000 based on the sample rate of the content you are playing. It keeps everything running in direct multiples, which is good for sound quality.
After the conversation I had with Phil, I selected 352800 in Mosaic. But I noticed that sometimes It was 384000.
I think the Upsampler works as you mentioned but it is not displayed in Mosaic the way it was with the previous release. I might be wrong, but I guess you have the possibility to check that with the Mosaic developer.
Yup, this is a bug in the Mosaic software, 352 and 384 should not display, a DXD option should when DXD lock is on. But you can select DXD using the output button on the upsampler to get around the software glitch.
Any progress on fixing this issue so when DXD lock is turned on DXD replaces 352800 and 384000 and appears in Mosaic?
Is their still truth to the workaround as my friend @magicbus informed me:
once the sampling frequency is set for a particular source file ie Qobuz offers 44.1 and the Upsampler is set to 352800 - the Upsampler will remember this and automatically use it again the next time a 44.1 file is encountered?