Playback DSD File format on NDX5S 4.3

Posted by: Burgy100 on 12 July 2015

A simple and probably dumb question, but how?

 

I have a UnitiServe and stuck the .dsf files in the the download folder. Nothing

 

I have put them on my WD Nas box. Nothing

 

Do i need some third party software on my Mac, like UPnP?

 

As always any guidance would be most appreciated

Posted on: 16 July 2015 by Phil Harris
Originally Posted by King Size:
 
Thanks Phil, Yes I am aware that Toslink isn't rated 24/192 and that is the reason it is only 24/96 on the Naim streamers instead of 24/192 like SPDIF etc - that is exactly my point.  If the UnitiServe player isn't rated 'DSD compatible' but the Serve was able to serve DSD files then I see now reason why the functionality shouldn't be employed where it can.

 

 

 

The TOSLink inputs on the streamers will make a stab at accepting 24/192 - we don't disable that functionality. It's just not guaranteed to work.

 

 

Originally Posted by King Size:
 

I also never said the UnitiServe had been crippled overnight.  I am a relatively new UnitiServe owner and user and in the short time I have been using it I have discovered a a couple of functions that I believe it could do better, this just happens to be one of them.  Another one that I would really like to see is the ability to order albums within artist folders by release date.  I have previously asked the question asked about this but got no response.  I still like my UnitiServe and appreciate what it can do, but simultaneously pointing out where it could be improved.  If Naim want to listen cool, if they don't that is their choice.  

 

 

We do try to listen as much as possible and we do put any requests for functionality in our features requests database and they are all considered.

 

Phil

Posted on: 16 July 2015 by DavidDever
Originally Posted by Simon-in-Suffolk:

David, but, if this is so,  we are talking transport framing jitter here, which for most modern designs is decoupled from audio sample jitter as used in many modern DACs. (Although cross talk noise will in the real effect couple between the two clocks)

I am also not aware in the Naim DAC design for example with respect to audio sample performance, that the jitter rates vary for sample frequencies

 

I'm referring to the PCI audio controller IC as used for local playback on the servers, and not the DAC or downstream network renderer. A 24.576 MHz crystal (as supported by the PCI audio controller IC) will support 192 kHz playback but certainly not 176.4 kHz playback; this is made easier by the fact that one can divide down the signal to any range of oversampling multiples of 48 kHz.

Posted on: 16 July 2015 by Simon-in-Suffolk

Indeed as with 176.4 and 88.2 with 44.1kHz

Simon