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I discovered that the microRendu won't support native DSD playback with my Analog DAC. I can't play DSD256 files with Roon and the Rendu.I am able to use the HQPlayer with Roon and the Rendu converting all to DSD128 if the HQPlayer is set to DoP.
Later today I will try the network isolation that Michael just wrote about at AS.
Edits: 07/22/16 07/22/16 07/22/16Follow Ups:
microRendu supports up to DSD512
See specs:
Yes it does, but it is dependent on your DAC and more. I am in the process of evaluating it for a follow-up review at AS. I am in contact with Simple Design
Edits: 07/23/16
Steve, does your DAC normally require you to load a driver on your Mac in order for it to function at it's highest DSD rate, or do you simply rely on the Mac's default drivers? (This question may not be applicable because I thought I read somewhere that Mac will not support DSD512, but I'm not sure).
I ask because I'm wondering if the microRendu might need a driver update (possibly in a future software release) to fully support your DAC at DSD512.
OSX does not support DSD256 unless you have a driver like the ASIO driver exaSound has. with the Analog DAC, OSX only supports DSD128. For the MSB Quad USB module, DSD256 is only supported with Windows running the ASIO driver with native selected.
My DAC does not support DSD512.
Interesting.
This brings up another question not that I'm expecting you to have the answer.
If you're running something HQPlayer on the Mac and up-sampling to DSD512 AND streaming over the network to a device like the microRenddu that DOES support DSD512 AND it is attached to a DAC that supports DSD512, I wonder if that will work.
Or... if the limitation is still the Mac supporting only up to DSD128.
I wonder what network streamers support DSD256? And is it that the microRendu just doesn't have the processing power to support the higher DSD256 rate?
I tested my setup up to DSD128 (DoP) as my DAC will not go beyond that.
Interesting piece from Michael, and not crazy expensive. However, he does go on to reply in the comments section,
"If I was just starting out, I'd get my storage/server/endpoint sussed out first. I find that cables and accessories do not generally make as large an improvement as components in the audio chain."
Like DACs? ;-)
I checked up on this and the microRendu presently doesn't support native DSD for the Analog DAC. I guess they need some info from MSB they haven't been able to get.
Hmm, maybe in a future software update.
The Auralic Aries does DSD 256.
I think though if you are using HQ Player and your DAC supports it, it doesn't matter as you can use HQ Player to upsample up to DSD 512 for the DACs that do it.
Ah, good to know.
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