07-Jan-2016, 14:10
1. It is rated at 24/96. How does this affect the source if it is at a higher rate, say 24/192?
2. Does this mean that Devialet will up convert to 24/192 after the DDRC box?
3. Where exactly does this unit fit in the chain, between PC and Devialet?
4. What is the issue with input/source selection that you will need and extra USB streamer($35) that Rodney has suggested?
May be these questions will become clearer once I dip my hands into this.
The ddrc will take 24/192 and downsample it to 24/96 , it will ALWAYS put out 24/96 , no matter what input signal.
Devialet will not upsample after this
The DDRC does not have a usb input , only optical , spdif and AES , so if you want to use the usb out of your computer , you need the ministreamer to convert usb to spdif
Path is pc/ddrc/devialet
Im not sure whether the ministreamer will also allow 24/192 like the DDRC 22 does. Never tried it..
As to SQ.. the up/downsampling etc is almost totally irrelevant due to the massive improvement dirac gives.. its like 100x more potent than messing with sample rates.
2. Does this mean that Devialet will up convert to 24/192 after the DDRC box?
3. Where exactly does this unit fit in the chain, between PC and Devialet?
4. What is the issue with input/source selection that you will need and extra USB streamer($35) that Rodney has suggested?
May be these questions will become clearer once I dip my hands into this.
The ddrc will take 24/192 and downsample it to 24/96 , it will ALWAYS put out 24/96 , no matter what input signal.
Devialet will not upsample after this
The DDRC does not have a usb input , only optical , spdif and AES , so if you want to use the usb out of your computer , you need the ministreamer to convert usb to spdif
Path is pc/ddrc/devialet
Im not sure whether the ministreamer will also allow 24/192 like the DDRC 22 does. Never tried it..
As to SQ.. the up/downsampling etc is almost totally irrelevant due to the massive improvement dirac gives.. its like 100x more potent than messing with sample rates.
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