Announce: Enhanced Digital Output app - USB Dac and 192k Digital Ouput

[PasTim]

My DAC is a M2Tech Evo, and it will only handle 24/192 over coax too.
The best I've managed over optical is 24/96, but I'm not sure if the limiting part is the optical out from the Touch or the optical in on the DAC.
I suspect that it's the Touch - why put in a faster pulsing optical unit when the unit is designed to handle 24/96?

On my system the limitation is definitely the optical input on my M1-CL1C (stated in the manual to only support 24/96)

Using my Vortexbox Appliance, Squeezelite and a Meridian Explorer USB DAC with optical output, I have sent 24/192 PCM over optical to a Marantz M-CR603, at least that's what the squeezelite log says. The Marantz manual doesn't say what it will support over optical, and doesn't have a display saying what it is receiving, but the Meridian DAC says it is processing 24/192, and it all seems to work.

I don't know why the Touch would be limited on optical out - maybe others will know.

[Stratmangler]

On my system the limitation is definitely the optical input on my M1-CL1C (stated in the manual to only support 24/96)

Using my Vortexbox Appliance, Squeezelite and a Meridian Explorer USB DAC with optical output, I have sent 24/192 PCM over optical to a Marantz M-CR603, at least that's what the squeezelite log says. The Marantz manual doesn't say what it will support over optical, and doesn't have a display saying what it is receiving, but the Meridian DAC says it is processing 24/192, and it all seems to work.

I don't know why the Touch would be limited on optical out - maybe others will know.

It's the speed of the optical send unit - it ain't fast enough.
The original spec for the Touch was 24/96 files max.
EDO is not an officially supported plugin, and without EDO the Touch doesn't do 24/192 natively.

[PasTim]

It's the speed of the optical send unit - it ain't fast enough.
The original spec for the Touch was 24/96 files max.
EDO is not an officially supported plugin, and without EDO the Touch doesn't do 24/192 natively.

Fair enough, but since the original problem was with a V-DAC II optical input, and the spec for that is quite explicit about only supporting 24/96, it really doesn't matter to Riplee whether the Touch can do it or not with EDO.

[PasTim]

.. but I must say...the settings in the LMS under File Types is a bit confusing...perhaps someone can tell me exactly how that should be set to send FALC and not wav...just to be sure.
Any input appreciated!!

Riplee

Assuming your files are all in FLAC format, go to the File Types entry for FLAC. This shows

AIFF
FLAC
MP3
PCM

To send data in FLAC format, requiring decompression on the Touch, set all to 'disabled' except FLAC, which should be set to 'native'.

To send WAV (PCM), set all to 'disabled' except PCM, which should be set to 'flac'. A flax.exe (or similar) process will then run on the LMS server converting all FLACs to PCM and sending them out in that format.

(If I've got this wrong I'm sure someone will tell me )

[garym]

Assuming your files are all in FLAC format, go to the File Types entry for FLAC. This shows

AIFF
FLAC
MP3
PCM

To send data in FLAC format, requiring decompression on the Touch, set all to 'disabled' except FLAC, which should be set to 'native'.

To send WAV (PCM), set all to 'disabled' except PCM, which should be set to 'flac'. A flax.exe (or similar) process will then run on the LMS server converting all FLACs to PCM and sending them out in that format.

(If I've got this wrong I'm sure someone will tell me )

I think this works, but the default settings (which is what I use) will always play FLAC as native to every player. My settings (default) are;

FLAC file category:

AIFF - FLAC
FLAC - native
mp3 - flac/lame
pcm - flac

[Riplee]

Thank You everyone for the info. I guess I should have looked into this more before asking, but I now know more about this than I did last night. I just found this: "The V-DAC II inputs include Coax (24/192), Toslink (24/96) and Asynchronous USB (24/96)"

The info on setting the LMS correctly is helpful, no doubt. Well...now I need to consider if getting anew DAC is worth it...I vote Yes, but the wife may not.

Thanks Again!

[onlyconnect]

I've installed LMS 7.7.3 and now my Touch, which has the EDO firmware installed, is trying to update its firmware. Any way I can stop this happening, or update EDO to avoid it?

Tim

[garym]

I've installed LMS 7.7.3 and now my Touch, which has the EDO firmware installed, is trying to update its firmware. Any way I can stop this happening, or update EDO to avoid it?

Tim

why not let it update the firmware? Shouldn't cause any problem with EDO. EDO works with 7.8 as well. In your Touch, you may need to go into Applets and tick reinstall on them (or better yet, I always tick the box for auto reinstall of applets)

[PasTim]

I've installed LMS 7.7.3 and now my Touch, which has the EDO firmware installed, is trying to update its firmware. Any way I can stop this happening, or update EDO to avoid it?

Tim

If you stop the automatic server updates (Settings, Advanced, Software Updates) the automatic Touch updates should stop as well, if that's what you want. As has been said, the EDO Kernel should be OK with automatic LMS updates.

[onlyconnect]

If you stop the automatic server updates (Settings, Advanced, Software Updates) the automatic Touch updates should stop as well, if that's what you want. As has been said, the EDO Kernel should be OK with automatic LMS updates.

Thanks both. I've updated the firmware and reinstalled both Kernel updater and EDO applets, reinstalled Kernel #12 (which works with my Teac DAC) and all is well.

Tim

[The Fez]

Audio-dg NFB 1.32 USB 32

Hi -- I recently acquired this DAC, (replaced my Rega DAC). I'm using EDO and trying out the USB option. However I need to use a powered USB hub for the SBT to see the AGD DAC. I was of the impression that a hub is not required. Anyone have any experience with Audio-gd and EDO for USB out?

LMS 7.7.3
AGD Firmware #9-3
VIA VT1731

Many thanks.

[schawo]

I have updated LMS to 7.7.3. After the SB firmware update I have reinstalled EDO, but it didn't bring up the output selector screen, and didn't work (no splash screen warning, and no 192k). I tried uninstalling EDO and installing it back from scratch, but no luck either. What could I do now to get it back working?

[guidof]

SBT + EDO. Problem switching resolutions wit Benchmark DAC2 D

Got a Benchmark DAC2 D yesterday. I'm delighted with the sound quality but I seem to have a most annoying problem. When switching from a 16/44 to a 24/96 track or vice versa, the new track plays horribly distorted. Sometimes re-engaging USB 2.0 from the benchmark remote cures the problem. Most of the time it does not. Usually a reboot of the SBT does.

Im using USB from a Logitech Squeezebox with EDO.

TIA for any advice.

Regards,

Guido F.

[garym]

Got a Benchmark DAC2 D yesterday. I'm delighted with the sound quality but I seem to have a most annoying problem. When switching from a 16/44 to a 24/96 track or vice versa, the new track plays horribly distorted. Sometimes re-engaging USB 2.0 from the benchmark remote cures the problem. Most of the time it does not. Usually a reboot of the SBT does.

Im using USB from a Logitech Squeezebox with EDO.

TIA for any advice.

Regards,

Guido F.

as a test, does it also do this when switching from 16/44 to 24/96 using S/PDIF out of Touch (either with or without EDO installed).

[guidof]

as a test, does it also do this when switching from 16/44 to 24/96 using S/PDIF out of Touch (either with or without EDO installed).

Thanks for your reply, garym. I have it on Toslink now *sans* EDO and it works just fine. Will try with EDO next and will report back. By the way, SQ is excellent (you may want to try it!).

Regards,

Guido F.