22-Jul-2025, 15:19
Devialet Support has confirmed that MAT is also present in Astra even if there is no mention of MAT in the Astra information. The internal DSP (native) sampling rate of Astra is 192kHz (same as we know it from Expert amps). As @hardcore says further up this thread dsd64 is supported on all inputs.
MAT is probably still converting dsd to 384kHz, but this (and any 384kHz PCM via the USB C port) is then down/re sampled to PCM 192/32 before entering ADH.
The good news is that one can input dsd128 via the USB C input (presumably as DoP). This means that Devialet has upgraded MAT to handle dsd128, something that was talked about but never realised when MAT was introduced back in 2015/16.
It remains to find out how good it sounds, but dsd128 is certainly an improvement over dsd64!
MAT is probably still converting dsd to 384kHz, but this (and any 384kHz PCM via the USB C port) is then down/re sampled to PCM 192/32 before entering ADH.
The good news is that one can input dsd128 via the USB C input (presumably as DoP). This means that Devialet has upgraded MAT to handle dsd128, something that was talked about but never realised when MAT was introduced back in 2015/16.
It remains to find out how good it sounds, but dsd128 is certainly an improvement over dsd64!
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Devialetless!
Roon or LMS/brutefirDRC on DietPi_x86_64
piCorePlayer/ISORegen/HeadStreamer/Yamaha HP-1
250 Pro CI, MicroRendu, Mutec MC-3+USB
