Actually you CAN play a DSD file through a Touch as long as you DoP encode it. There are a couple different ways out there to take a DSD file and DoP encode it which producesa 176.4 WAV or FLAC that you can include in your files that LMS manages just like any other file. This is NOT converting to PCM, it is using the WAV or FLAC as a "CONTAINER" to store the DSD data.
As long as your DAC is DoP complient and can run at 176.4 (for sure over USB and maybe over coax S/PDIF) it should automatically sense the DoP encoding and start using it's DSD output capability with the DoP stream. Just make ABSOLUTELY SURE LMS and the Touch are not doing anything to the data, the volume must be at 100% and replay gain turned off, no crossfade etc. If anything happens to the bits the DAC won't sense it as a DoP stream so the PCM DAC will try and play it which will give massive amounts of noise coming out. Note that because of this volume restriction you cannot use the SB volume control, so you will need some other form of volume control, either inthe DAC or a preamp etc. If you accidently reach for the SB remote to turn down the volume you will get massive noise. John S. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JohnSwenson's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5974 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=99571 _______________________________________________ Touch mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/touch
