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Auch Dir Frohe Weihnachten, Tom ! 🙂 I can't say if the DDP-2 has DLNA/UPNP problems. I have a roon lifetime subscription and only use it as a roon endpoint. DDP-2 does that very well as a roon endpoint/player. tom

I swapped the RME ADI Dac FS for the ELAC DDP-2 in the living room, and it now sounds even better on my active ATC speakers. The DDP-2 looks pretty basic but sounds fantastic to me. RME is now at PC setup

i still use a Synology 1813+ from 2014 with a Raid5 it runs a plex server, my music library ( for a Intel NUC with Roon Rock) and othe data/backups like my own download server and ftp server For me its still very performant newest DSM 7 is running on it, so no need for something newer at the moment

in throw the SPL Director MK2 into the ring https://spl.audio/de/spl-produkt/director-mk2-2/?v=3a52f3c22ed6 has good tests and a AKM chip

RME ADI-2 DAC FS now ships with ESS Chips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43kk...annel=RMEAudio newest Firmware (for AKM chip modell too) is v41, USB 66 https://forum.rme-audio.de/viewtopic.php?id=33593

if the developer says that another power supply does not have a positive effect, then i save the money for another power supply and buy a couple of albums for it. The RME ADI sounds damn good to me with the original power supply and I am satisfied.

found this at RME today (facebook) ;)

a friend had the 40a and i could listen to them a few times. I think, for the money, they are great speakers. SCM50 cost nearly double (and ATC has new prices with 8% more since April) i took the scm45, cause they have the better tweeter like SCM50 upwards, and two basses instead of one suits my room and taste better. Think the bass volume so is comparatible with scm100. Bass is tigh and dry too. So if you can live with the black studio design (i love it) the scm45a is a good alternative to the scm40a if your room can handle a bit more bass. a good DAC with volume and you´re ready for the fun :)

yes, the furman is just a power filter i have active ATC scm45a pro and use just the automatic attenuation in the RME, manual testing brought me everytime back to the automatic value. from symetrical output i have XLR cables to the ATC, selfmade neotech NEI3004 cable with neutrik plugs

it is easy to take out the preamp out of the chain for a test if the RME is good enough as a preamp direct to the Amps. For me that works fine and i use the RME directly with the Amps in my active speakers. I would use a preamp only if i need analog inputs power supply is original, but with a Furman AC-210 Power Conditioner in front (but i hear no big difference here for beeing honest, at the DAC before, there was more difference with the filter)

hi there is a new firmware (V35) for the RME ADI DAC 2 from 26.03.2021 Biggest change i found, is a improved SteadyClock, filter and phase control. SteadyClock’s jitter filter now operates down to 1 Hz instead of about 200 Hz, thus reduces even very low frequency input jitter efficiently. the update App is here, took a minute over USB for me without a problem. (from V34 to V35) https://www.rme-audio.de/adi-2-dac.html 7 from release note 03/26/2021 ADI-2 DAC DSP 35, ADI-2 Pro FPGA 250 DSP 102. All Pro: improved performance of SRC, headroom reduced to +3 dB. New option ‘SRC Gain dig’ to preserve digital headroom during USB recording and digital loop-through. Pro and DAC with MRC: Over display in level meters now takes actual headroom into account (+2.5 dB Line/IEM, +1 dB Phones). All DAC: When loading a setup, the current sample rate is not changed. 03/17/2021 Digiface USB: v17 supports new PCBs. Devices with V14 do not need to be updated. ADI-2 DAC FGA 35, ADI-2 Pro FPGA 249: Improved SteadyClock, filter and phase control. SteadyClock’s jitter filter now operates down to 1 Hz instead of about 200 Hz, thus reduces even very low frequency input jitter efficiently. regards tom

please teach someone else and please excuse not everyone has your opinions

Hi, i am using ATC SCM45A pro as Hifi speakers. Sound is amazing. setup is: roon on NUC (files on a NAS) - Router CAT5 - Metrum Ambre Streamer - RME ADI DAC FS - ATC SCM45A had a Metrum Adagio before, but sold it cause missing support because of their bancrupty. Now they come again in August, but i lost my faith in this company. The RME is an astonishing little DAC with a fantastic sound too and a perfect partner for the ATCs happy listening tom

i tested the chromecast support with my nvidia shield box at TV, works good and displays the album cover and sometimes an Interpret picture in the background. looks very nice. Have a seperate roon streamer (Ambre), but this funktion is good for "party modus", so noboby asks "what is playing now?" ? @George i would test the connection with a simple I2S Ethernetcable, in my case it was a big improvement over the AES before (with a 400$ AES cable i used) think I2S can beat your coaxial connection in sound. regards tom

to be too tom-foolish is a problem, i do know good so the Ambre has to be the serious guy in the house (without DSP) regards tom