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I have a rather nice Gold Note DS-10 Plus streaming DAC, which will "play nice" with DSD 64 files served up to DS-10 Plus through its Ethernet socket; I use the GN control app to do that, pointing the DS-10 to the MinimServer-managed material on the Multimedia folder of my QNAP NAS dive. Where I need help from gurus here is in understanding how to get higher-res DSD files (up to DSD 512 f/s, in theory, according the User Manual for the DS-10 Plus) recognised and played by the Gold Note DS-10 Plus. The User Manual for the DS-10 Plus makes it clear that such >64 f/s DSD files need to be fed to it via the USB B socket on the rear panel. Link to the manual: https://www.goldnote.it/download/manual/DS-10.pdf But how to achieve that, and what control software to use? As I understand it, the USB standards only accommodate a maximum USB cable length of 5 metres. I could perhaps drag my (large) MacBook pro into the same room as the hi-fi kit, and connect a USB C to USB B cable from the MacBook to the back of the DS-10 Plus, and juggle with e.g. Audirvana Plus or some other fancy software on the MacBook to do this .... but that seems a horribly clunky approach (and rather ties up my MacBook). I'm asking because I've downloaded a few DSD 128 and DSD 256 files (via NativeDSD and HDTT), and I'd like to appreciate what they have to offer. through the DS-10 Plus, which is not cheap, and which is clearly specified as able to recognise DSD files of high resolution, up to 512 f/s. I realise this is an extremely basic question, am just looking for suggestions for a practical way to get high-res DSD files into the DS-10 Plus through its rear panel USB B socket ... Can some helpful soul to whom this is more obvious perhaps help here? (If it helps, I am not a ROON user - should I be? The DS-10 Plus is I believe ROON-certified.) Thanks in advance ... Sidemounter, Guildford, UK QNAP NAS drive, Naim HDX-SSD, Gold Note DS-10 Plus + Gold Note PSU, Linn Klimax 320A (active) speakers, Sunfire Signature sub-woofer