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  1. Hi All, I too grabbed a microrendu as a Roon endpoint to feed a DAC8 , [with LS26, VS115, Shahinian Obelisks, along with a CD2 and Well Tempered VERSALEX and PH3, and yes I do like that the ARC gear matches] The ARC email about the DAC8 USB board upgrade states: "The DAC8 update is finally here. The update will be available March 1st. If you wish to have your DAC8 updated, please go to our website and fill out the service repair link in the top right. The update is $950.00 and makes it compatible with all current Apple operating systems. Apple DOESN’T support DSD files in their core audio and that will not be a part of the update since Apple doesn’t allow it. The update turnaround time will be about a week. It includes new boards, wires, connectors and internal firmware updates. You will not need any drivers for Apples and if you have one on your computer you must delete it." I queried ARC service "Does this make the DAC8 USB 2.0 audio specification compliant under linux" as that is the spec the microrendu expects, to which they responded: "Our DAC8 will register as Linux ALSA sound device supporting 24S_3LE format, but you would have to test with your specific device and make any required modifications to the driver system on your Linux host." I then copied this reply to Jesus at Sonore, who responded "If that is the case you should be good now." So in theory at least all should be good with the DAC8's upgraded USB interface and the microrendu, which leaves 2 points: * It sure would be nice not to be the lab rat testing this one, and * By all accounts the best option here might be to tuck away a Berkeley alpha USB, which while expensive, isn't prohibitive against the cost of the upgrade, and given ARC's perhaps "average" USB implementations to date that is a safer bet as I won't be able to demo either option. Certainly I've seen ChrisC comment that the DAC8 sounds far better through AES or SPDIF than the USB input. Anyone with relevant experience I'd love to have your thoughts. Nick
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