Can't play 192kHz download

Have you tried re-booting the system -   Zoneripper, NDX,  then anything else thats connected,  wired or wireless.  

If still no play - try to reinstall the file over the original & if that won't/doesn't work delete the original file & reinstall.

Thanks Mike, rebooting everything at the moment so fingers crossed. I have asked Linn if I could delete and download again, waiting for response on that one at present. Ta 

DSA,  I assume you've got a Linn 192khz FLAC file & not 192khz ALAC as NDX will only play ALAC up to 96khz

Another thing you might need to try is "convert" the file from FLAC to FLAC with something like dBpoweramp - I needed to do that once with a WAV file I got from HDTracks

I assume you download to your Mac & upload after to the Zoneripper ??  so working with dBpoweramp is easy & its a nice to have tool to work with ripped files.  

Does your NDX support 24/192?

The earlier ones didn't, supporting up to 24/96 and need an upgrade to stream at 24/192.

Thanks to you both - Mike may have the answer as I did in fact download ALAC 192 not realising its only supported to 96!!

the NDX is less tha two yours old so should support 24 / 196 

i will have a look how I could convert to FLAC? 

Thanks,

Andy

I'd just tell Linn you made a mistake and they should let you have the flac version.

Thanks everybody for your relies, I have downloaded a single 24/192 track in FLAC, and yes it plays perfectly ! My error - hopefully Linn will allow me to re-download the origional album again but in FLAC!

Many thanks 

You can use dBPowerAmp to convert the 24/192 ALAC files to 24/192 FLAC format.

Simon

Imagine it was thirty years ago, and there was a special machine that could convert VHS into Betamax and vice versa. I guess you could turn an LP into a cassette to use in the car though. It's funny how things change. All these formats are very confusing.

It is confusing HH. That's why I'm holding out getting into the streaming game until others have done the legwork to sort out the best format .

A big difference with analog copying/converting is there is a loss of fidelity at each level. That's not the case with digital, at least theoretically? I seem to remember that being one of the digital vanguards.

Its ever-so-simple joerand = pick either WAV or FLAC  

Naim say WAV is best, others say FLAC

Apple add confusion with their own format in an attempt to be exclusive (read that as market controlling)

With something like dBpoweramp to play with format's you can try them all yourself - & make MP3's for your & significant others walkabout players.

You can join in with the Naim & other forums endless discussions on the merits of one over the other - but I think why worry when you have a NAS running at >50% free space,  pick one & go with it,  or do as many do & run a mix of different formats.  

FWIW - I chose WAV as to my ears & on my setup it has a slight edge over FLAC.

It's very easy. Rip to WAV to obtain in WAV. If WAV is not available obtain another format and convert it. 

If you prefer FLAC, rip to FLAC or obtain in FLAC. If FLAC is not available (highly unlikely) obtain another format and convert it.

All the caveats about providence, generations of masters and the unreliability of remasters are the same ones that apply to vinyl, cassette, DAT, CD etc.

Sit back, enjoy your music, trust your ears and ignore all the pseudo scientific wankage.

You can't.

SACD-readers have a decoding chip and Sony is very strict who and for what type of devices they give license for using that chip and it has strict conditions for use of the data read from SACD.

What you can do is to read the CD-Redbook layer from a hybrid disc.

The only way to read the DSD layer of an SACD and transfer it to a file is via the Sony PS/3 with old (<=3.51) firmware and the SACD-ripper software.

Cheers

Aleg