PieterJan Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 I would like to thank all contributors to the DAC8DSD topic for adding their insights. Specifically I would like to thank OE333, Volpone and TWLuke as their contributions allowed me to easily update my DAC8DSD to the latest Amanero drivers so that I can now enjoy DSP upsampling from a Roon Nucleus to DSD256. I am confident T+A and Amanero will deliver DSD512 sometime in the future. For the moment I will enjoy my predominantly Flac 44.1 Khz music catalog upsampled to DSD256. PieterJan UELong 1 Link to comment
PieterJan Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 On 3/5/2020 at 9:57 AM, guiltyboxswapper said: How do you mean? Be10 variant has been very stable for many of us for months with a recent Linux kernel 🙂 Sorry, had no idea I was stepping on toes.. I meant to underscore the fact that it appears both Amanero and T+A are working to also deliver dsd512 to the windows crowd as well. BTW I use Be11 variant which seems to max at DSD256 in my environment. I experienced one little glitch so far. When listening to TV audio using the OPT input at one time I experienced hardly any audible sound apart from crackling and hissing. Powercycling my DAC8DSD resolved that. This happened only once, all works well now. guiltyboxswapper 1 Link to comment
Popular Post PieterJan Posted October 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 23, 2020 Hello all. I read the comments on DSD upsampling, use of HQP and comparing D8D to other devices with interest. I used to run Roon Nucleus as the machine to upsample all my content (housed on a Melco N10) tot DSD512 using the Amanero 2006BE11 software on my D8D. All worked well and sounds great. I have never had the desire to deploy additional hardware in the source to speaker chain. A few weeks ago Melco announced a new release for its streamers establishing them as "Roon Ready" devices. After some fiddling around I quickly returned to a direct USB connection from the Melco N10 to the D8D whilst being able to continue to use Roon as the solution for selecting, searching, discovering and obtaining background of my existing music portfolio or the portfolio delivered by Qobuz. In my experience (and yes I do recognize it is a subjective experience) my setup using direct USB connection from streamer to D8D without any upsampling and ofcourse the accoustics of my listening environment deliver a much livelier, better placed and significantly better music experience then Roon upsampling tot DSD512 has ever been able to deliver. And yest that counts for PCM 44.1khz at 16 bit. Don't count D8D with a direct USB connection out. There is only one device I would trade my D8D for and that is the SDV3100-HV, but at 9 times the D8D price that will take a little while.... hahaha. Just my ten cents. My set, Melco N10, D8D, P3100HV, PS3000HV, Kef reference5, Roon nucleus, AQvox switch, Farad power supplies for Nucleus and AQvox. Gavin1977, MikeJazz and FatalethaL 3 Link to comment
PieterJan Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Sorry for not being clear. My music library has never been on the Nucleus. Prior to Melco N10 being "Roon Ready" the N10 was defined as a storage device in Roon. After the Melco software update (4.04b) the N10 is now recognized in Roon as an audio device. Hope this clarifies my setup. Link to comment
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