Size Comparison Chart of Various Formats DSD-WAV-FLAC-mp3
Size Comparison Chart of Various Formats DSD-WAV-FLAC-mp3
If you've ever wanted a rough guide as to the size of a DSD file compared to a WAV or mp3, here is a chart created by Romain Delbos and Quentin Brard, recording engineers from France. The chart compares a 5 minute stereo sample in all the formats. Interesting to note that CD quality (44.1k/16 bit) wav files are about 10 times larger than the 128kbps mp3 files sold on amazon and DSD64 is 40x bigger than an mp3 at 128kpbs.
Of most interest to audiophiles would be that 192k/24 bit PCM wav files are larger than DSD64. Meaning that delivery of the 192 PCM wav file would take longer than the DSD64 download. This could be an interesting reason for DSD to be the 'container' for sending out large files of PCM, like DXD.
Note: we are updating our current Size Comparison Chart to give you more accuracy with FLAC file sizes. Sizes of FLAC files can vary depending on music dynamics, conversion tool used, format the file was converted from and level of compression (or uncompressed) used.
Format |
Sampling frequency |
Quantification |
Size |
DSF |
5.6 MHz 2.8 MHz |
1 bits 1 bits |
403 MB 201 MB |
DSDIFF |
5.6 MHz 2.8 MHz |
1 bits 1 bits |
403 MB 201 MB |
WAV |
192 kHz 96 kHz 88.2 kHz 48 kHz 44.1 kHz 44.1 kHz |
24 bits 24 bits 24 bits 24 bits 24 bits 16 bits |
329 MB 164 MB 151 MB 82.4 MB 75.7 MB 50.4 MB |
FLAC note: Sizes of FLAC files can vary greatly depending on music dynamics, conversion tool used, what format the file was converted from and Level of compression used. The information here is general and currently being revised for more accuracy. |
192 kHz 176.4 kHz 96 kHz 88.2 kHz 48 kHz 44.1 kHz 44.1 kHz |
24 bits 24 bits 24 bits 24 bits 24 bits 24 bits 16 bits |
195 MB 170 MB 61.3 MB 56.3 MB 30.8 MB 27.9 MB 6.69 MB |
MP3 |
44.1 kHz 44.1 kHz 44.1 kHz 44.1 kHz 44.1 kHz |
320 kbps 256 kbps 192 kbps 128 kbps 92 kbps |
11.4 MB 9.15 MB 6.86 MB 4.57 MB 3.43 MB |