John K

I actually have a key file as my sonictransporter i9 optical did not come with hqplayer key and I had to buy one separately. So I can actually get a discounted upgrade but not sure if I will as the 2.8 version does not provide the hqplayer 5.5 version. When I deleted the hqplayer and reinstalled it, it lost the previous key authentication and I thought I could reauthenticate it by uploading the key but deleting and reinstalling process must have changed the fingerprint as I cannot get it to change from trial to full version..

I took the plunge and removed the Hqplayer on Sonictransporter version 2.8 and reinstalled the Hqplayer. The HQplayer remained as before..(4.35 version) and now I have issues with the key authentication. I have sent inquiries to Jussi for a possible fix. So in order to get the new 5.5 version should I contact Small greeen computer for a an update to sonictransporter version 2.9 and than update to 5.5?

I am also currently using OpticalRendu to feed to DSD512 to DAC 8 DSD, works like a charm~! (I did get advise from guiltyboxswapper to turn off a background task timers to get rid of occasional stoppage)

Thanks for the advise! I will look into opticalrendu option as well.

Thanks for the info guiltyboxswapper, maybe it’s time for me to look into new streamer options. Any suggestions? Thinking about trying ultrarendu.

louisxiawei Thanks for testing the new firmware, have you been able to play DSD512 on linux without glitches based on new firmware? I have been testing the firmware as well and it seems to be stable upto DSD256 but with DSD512 I get intermittent distortion (phase sound?) which makes me stop the music and play again (linux device is SOTM-SMS200 Ultra Neo). I will also test the windows firmware on lattepanda to see if it works well. It seems new one has been released just yesterday.

I have tested the Latte Panda SBC which was referred by OE333 back in the DAC8 DSD thread, I tested & configured the NAA output as per suggestion of OE333 and it does work well and can do DSD512 upsample in pretty stable state, I did encounter few crashes after playing for few hours or if I skipped through tracks vigorously but it did not happen as often to be a big concern to me. I had been using SOTM sms-200 ultra neo before with amanero beta firmware but it had issues with playing dsd512 so was just playing dsd256 with it and being able to play dsd512 is just wonderful with much fuller sound. The price I would say is cheaper compared to above suggestions and it can be powered with battery so no need to worry about noisy power source and it's fanless. Soundwise I though it sounded better than direct PC connection.

I just tested naa through my notebook and found that it can stream dsd512 to the dac without any problem. I guess network is okay and streamer has some issues receiving packets. Thanks for all the help!

Thanks for the advise, I tinkered around with the setup again and somehow I am now able to play dsd256 without any stutter. DSD512 is still not playing though, Anyway I am happy with the DSD256 sound coming from Sotm Sms200 ultra!

I have the 2006be11 firmware flashed to DAC 8 DSD and using HQplayer desktop 4.3.1 I did not experience any click on the leading edge. As a side question will performance setting on HQplayer server computer have effect in streaming to NAA? I am testing NAA with sotm-sms200 ultra and not able to go beyond dsd128 with the streamer (usb direct with the computer does dsd512), I am thinking maybe having the computer set to quiet mode have some effect with the computing power needed to stream to naa device.

Hi~ I have recently acquired T+A DAC 8 DSD and have been testing it with Hqplayer and NAA. The DAC is working flawlessly converting to DSD512 with direct USB connection with the Hqplayer computer but it seems to have some problems with NAA configuration. My current setup for NAA is as follows, Hqplayer server (NUC8I7HVK) - network switch (HP 1810-8G) - Sotm SMS-200Ultra Neo (NAA enabled) - USB - DAC (Roon server is attached to the same swtich on separate computer (Sonictrasporter I5) using Hqplayer with roon integration With above setup I can play upto DSD128 without any problem but anything above that I get constant stutter or no sound (DSD512), On the DAC side I did the firmware upagrde from Amanero so linux support for DSD512 is working (tested with ROON) Also windows have the new amanero dirver installed as well. Is there anything that I can try from the network or computer side? I did try a bunch of things like changing the switch, usb cable, lan cable and fiddling with settings on the switch (enabling flow control etc) also with windows (disabling firewall etc). One thing I want to mention is that ROON server with embedded Hqplayer (sonictransporter) can output DSD256 to the dac using NAA on SOTM Sms-200 but it's pretty demanding on the CPU (I5) so I prefer not to use that option. I am running out of options to think of and beginning to think that maybe the streamer (SMS-200) has some compatability issues but looking at how roon server can handle dsd256 with hqplaer it is baffling why my dedicated hqplayer computer cannot do the same.. Any advise will be very much appreciate.

I would like to report that I have safely upgraded the firmware to 2.70 without any issues, The provieded manual and instructions were very intuitive and easy to follow, One thing that I needed to do from my side was to make a RS232 -> RJ12 converter using lan cable and tool bough from local hardware store. The manual was very informative and I was able to make correct pin connection without any problem. Another good thing was that my logitech harmony was able to utilize all the functions of the new remote with the firmware update which was a big plus as I can now control the brighness option using the remote. As for the newly bought FM8 remote I had to send it back as there were some issues with it, I believe it will function without any problem once I receive it back. I am currenly holding on to linux driver update as previous experience using SOTM SMS200 Ultra Neo's NAA streaming to DSD128(DOP) resulted in some stuttering and not sure if the new linux driver will fix that problem. My current setup using NUC8I7HVK (roon server on separate fanless computer) with Hqplayer upsampling to DS512 through USB connection with igalvanic 3.0 is producing pretty good sound so I plan to stay at this setting for time being. I would like to thank OE333 and others who helped me out with helpful suggestions! You guys rock!

Finally managed to download the whole file, must have been something wrong with my computer. I managed to download it using different computer. Thanks once again for all the help! I will report on the update and how it works it sotm sms-200 ultra neo.

Thanks OE333, unfortunately our dealer does not have the MP8 at hand. I got to your link and I can see the codes in the txt file but I cannot seem to download the txt file. Do I just copy and paste the codes into txt file?

Thanks for the info. So the firmware is included in the service tool program?(exe file)