Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] DSD Hissing/static/white noise when playing DSF files

2022-02-24 Thread bad_boo
ngok sun wrote: > in the item description, it says this board should use Audiophonics > > > it should be a compatible board with this one: > 'audiophonics-dac-i-sabre-es9038q2m-raspberry-pi-i2s-spdif-pcm-dsd' >

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] DSD Hissing/static/white noise when playing DSF files

2022-02-23 Thread ngok sun
in the item description, it says this board should use Audiophonics > The output setting is: Audiophonics ES9028/9038 DAC, it should be a compatible board with this one: 'audiophonics-dac-i-sabre-es9038q2m-raspberry-pi-i2s-spdif-pcm-dsd'

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] DSD Hissing/static/white noise when playing DSF files

2022-02-23 Thread bad_boo
ngok sun wrote: > you can uncheck FLAC and WAV since squeezelite can decode these file > types without any issue. > but I suppose decode on the LMS server side or squeezelite player side > should not make any difference in sound quality. One more question if you can kindly advise. The DAC below

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] DSD Hissing/static/white noise when playing DSF files

2022-02-23 Thread bad_boo
ngok sun wrote: > you can uncheck FLAC and WAV since squeezelite can decode these file > types without any issue. > but I suppose decode on the LMS server side or squeezelite player side > should not make any difference in sound quality. Thanks so much for the help!!

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] DSD Hissing/static/white noise when playing DSF files

2022-02-23 Thread ngok sun
you can uncheck FLAC and WAV since squeezelite can decode these file types without any issue. but I suppose decode on the LMS server side or squeezelite player side should not make any difference in sound quality. ngok

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] DSD Hissing/static/white noise when playing DSF files

2022-02-22 Thread bad_boo
ngok sun wrote: > > if this is the case, you will need to use c-3po plugin to transcode dsd > to wav for playback. > It worked!!! amazing!!! it was this plugin that fixed it. No more hissing/static noise on the DSF files. Thanks a lot for helping me on this, now I am good to go to enjoy the

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] DSD Hissing/static/white noise when playing DSF files

2022-02-22 Thread ngok sun
So maybe hifiberry just not support native dsd playback. I checked their official website and could not find any dsd support annoucement. if this is the case, you will need to use c-3po plugin to transcode dsd to wav for playback. Or, you can try squeezelite resample option, I found these

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] DSD Hissing/static/white noise when playing DSF files

2022-02-21 Thread bad_boo
ian_heys wrote: > You have to press the "Save" Buttons on both the "Audio Output Device" > Settings and the "Change Squeezelite" Settings if you make changes and > sometimes need to press "Squeezelite Restart" on the pCp main page if it > remains stopped. However I didn't mean for you to change

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] DSD Hissing/static/white noise when playing DSF files

2022-02-21 Thread ian_heys
bad_boo wrote: > Thanks for your reply. I tried the IQAudio DAC+ but I get "Squeezelite > noy running". I believe that means it is not compatible :/ > I'll check LMS if there is something I may have missed. > > You have to press the "Save" Buttons on both the "Audio Output Device" Settings

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] DSD Hissing/static/white noise when playing DSF files

2022-02-21 Thread bad_boo
Went back to Volumio, and I can hear it has some hissing as well, but is very minimal. on picoreplayer is more noticeable. bad_boo's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=72599 View this thread:

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] DSD Hissing/static/white noise when playing DSF files

2022-02-21 Thread bad_boo
ian_heys wrote: > These are my settings for the IQAudio Dac+ which I think uses the same > chip: > > No other fields filled in below. > > I've been using these for ages without any problems and I have three > players in use and a couple more occasionally used. > > But I do have DSD Player

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] DSD Hissing/static/white noise when playing DSF files

2022-02-21 Thread ngok sun
Click on the red color "more>" link on the right side of the "Device supports DSD/DoP" setting will show you some more explanation about this setting. if your dac only supports DoP, which most HAT type dacs do, I think you should try "0:dop".

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] DSD Hissing/static/white noise when playing DSF files

2022-02-20 Thread ian_heys
These are my settings for the IQAudio Dac+ which I think uses the same chip: No other fields filled in below. I've been using these for ages without any problems and I have three players in use and a couple more occasionally used. But I do have DSD Player plugin installed on the LMS server.