So currently I am up-sampling any of the library files to DSD128. So with the native DSD handling set to DSD over PCM standard 1.1 it shows the DAC is capable of DSD128. Settings changes in Audirvana Plus demonstrated it needs to do DoP in order to get this to work. I also tested with up-sampling PCM to DSD - this too did not work. However, so far I cannot get them to play as DSD - it down samples to PCM 32/352. I had downloaded several DSD files for testing. But that's not really why I brought this in. Playing a redbook file at native sampling rate I was unsure of the audio quality - quite a different presentation than the Bifrost. It played Spotify at 384 khz PCM, which seemed to be controlled from Audio Midi that detected the max setting. It is said to reproduce PCM to 32/384 and up to DSD256, no drivers required for macOS. Plugged it in, and the Mac Mini recognized it right away. It can also serve as a USB/SPDIF converter. There's not much to it - powered from the USB bus, so no wall wart. Thought I would give it a try, in my usual budget oriented fashion via the Topping D10. I've been curious for a long time about treading the up-sampling to DSD path.
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