jimdukey Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I've read that HQ converts DSD to PCM when upsampling to the higher DSD Rates. I always thought it didn't, but I don't really know for sure. AV+ and JRiver convert DSD to PCM first for upsampling. In fact AV+ doesn't upsample DSD to DSD at all, except with a convoluted work-around. Can someone please confirm whether HQ converts DSD to PCM when upsampling? My Mac D 150/Ifi Usb Suite and AQ Jitterbug/iMac sound very good w/HQ! Link to comment
ted_b Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Jimdukey, what you've read is incorrect. One of HQPlayer's best attributes is for its capabilities within DSD (such as convolution, etc), and upsampling DSD to higher rates occurs within DSD. Please show us where you read this false news; I'd like to make sure we nip that source in the bud. "We're all bozos on this bus"....F.T. My JRIver tutorial videos Actual JRIver tutorial MP4 video links My eleven yr old SACD Ripping Guide for PS3 (needs updating but still works) US Technical Advisor, NativeDSD.com Link to comment
jimdukey Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Hi Ted, It was at the AV+ Thread at Computer Audiophile. I've also read incorrect things about DACs and MQA Filters. The Internet is a Wild Place... Link to comment
jimdukey Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Here's that post. I think this came up before. Link to comment
ted_b Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 This IS ComputerAudiophile. Please send a post link if you can. thx (oops beat me to it ) "We're all bozos on this bus"....F.T. My JRIver tutorial videos Actual JRIver tutorial MP4 video links My eleven yr old SACD Ripping Guide for PS3 (needs updating but still works) US Technical Advisor, NativeDSD.com Link to comment
jimdukey Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Thanks for the Follow-up at A+! Link to comment
mtcs Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Thanks, Miska. Helpful as always. Link to comment
Milt99 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 On 3/15/2018 at 1:06 PM, Kal Rubinson said: I have a Baetis Prodigy X in a box which seems similar to the FC10. It has a 7700K and I have run it with the stock 12V/16A PS as well as the HDPLEX 400. No problems with overheating however (1) I do not do DSD512 upsampling but (2) I do run DSD files up to DSD256, downsample them to 24/192 PCM and feed them through DiracLiveEQ in 6 channels. Kal, assuming you do this for bass management? Link to comment
Milt99 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 I'm Question Boy this week. Miska, if you have one, what is your current main DAC & why? From memory, seems you have a Holo Audio Spring. Have you ever owned or listened to a T+A DAC? TIA Link to comment
Ipoci Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Sorry in advance if my question was already answered multiple times ... Is there any plan to play full DSD .ISO images on HQP (even if the pre-load of a full image from an SSD tooks 1 minute)? Have a nice day, Massimiliano Link to comment
Miska Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, Ipoci said: Sorry in advance if my question was already answered multiple times ... Is there any plan to play full DSD .ISO images on HQP (even if the pre-load of a full image from an SSD tooks 1 minute)? Have a nice day, Massimiliano No plans, I don't see any reason why. ISO images are ancient remnant for physical optical discs and inefficient and strange as computer file storage. Just extract ISO files into DSF files and you are much better off. look&listen 1 Signalyst - Developer of HQPlayer Pulse & Fidelity - Software Defined Amplifiers Link to comment
Miska Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 8 hours ago, Milt99 said: Miska, if you have one, what is your current main DAC & why? From memory, seems you have a Holo Audio Spring. Have you ever owned or listened to a T+A DAC? You can check out some of the DACs I have from the web page under "recommended hardware". Both Spring and DAC8 DSD are good. Signalyst - Developer of HQPlayer Pulse & Fidelity - Software Defined Amplifiers Link to comment
Kal Rubinson Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 12 hours ago, Milt99 said: Kal, assuming you do this for bass management? No. I rarely ever do any bass management but I do this in order to apply DL EQ. Kal Rubinson Senior Contributing Editor, Stereophile Link to comment
Milt99 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 9 hours ago, Kal Rubinson said: No. I rarely ever do any bass management but I do this in order to apply DL EQ. Duh. Sorry for the brain fart Link to comment
Kal Rubinson Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 2 hours ago, Milt99 said: Duh. Sorry for the brain fart No need. BM is necessary at times. Kal Rubinson Senior Contributing Editor, Stereophile Link to comment
louisxiawei Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Just joined the windows insider programme and has the power option of "ultimate performance". @MiskaI'm wondering what potential edge HQplayer will have by ticking this option in your opinion? So far, my experience is that the loading speed of upsampling 44.1/16→ 44.1 x 512 is slightly faster. Other workload-ish difficulty I previously countered remain pretty much the same such as: integrator of CIC for upsampling DSD256 → DSD512 is still not stable. Software: Roon, Tidal, HQplayer HQplayer PC: i9 7980XE, Titan Xp, RTX 3090; i9 9900K, Titan V DAC: Holo Audio MAY L2, T+A DAC8 DSD, exasound e12, iFi micro iDSD BL USB tweaks: Intona, Uptone (ISO) regen, LPS-1, LPS-1.2, Sbooster Vbus2, Curious cables, SUPRA Certified HiSpeed USB cable NAA: Logic CL100 powered by Uptone JS-2 AMP: Spectral DMC 30SV, Spectral DMA 300RS Speaker: Magico S3 MKII Rack: HRS SXR signature Link to comment
Miska Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 10 hours ago, louisxiawei said: Just joined the windows insider programme and has the power option of "ultimate performance". @MiskaI'm wondering what potential edge HQplayer will have by ticking this option in your opinion? So far, my experience is that the loading speed of upsampling 44.1/16→ 44.1 x 512 is slightly faster. Other workload-ish difficulty I previously countered remain pretty much the same such as: integrator of CIC for upsampling DSD256 → DSD512 is still not stable. In addition to making initialization little bit faster and CPU it should mostly increase reliability, especially when you also do other things at the same time while listening music. Because it is not changing hardware operating points as much as otherwise would. louisxiawei 1 Signalyst - Developer of HQPlayer Pulse & Fidelity - Software Defined Amplifiers Link to comment
Lukasluis Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Hi, I am able to output all my music to DSD but I could not seem to output to PCM (both non DSD and DSD files). When I choose PCM in the main window and hit play, the play counter seems to be playing but there is no sound (it looks like the DAC did not lock the signal). Attached is my current settings. I tried different filter and dither combinations but to no avail. I tried changing the Buffer time and DAC bits, Auto Rate and Sample rate/limit too but those changes in settings also did not help. I also directly connected my PC to the DAC (bypassing the NAA endpoint but that too did not help. I am able to output to PCM (and DSD) using Foobar though so it looks like the issue is not related to my DAC. My DAC supports up to 384K/32bit. I appreciate your help in advance. Link to comment
Miska Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Did you remember to adjust volume in HQPlayer main window? Signalyst - Developer of HQPlayer Pulse & Fidelity - Software Defined Amplifiers Link to comment
Lukasluis Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 Fantastic! Thanks Jussi. Cheers! Link to comment
truemusic1969 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 @Miska Sparky SBC dietpi version 6.5 supports Amanero's new firmware nativeDSD on Linux, I use Sparky SBC for NAA, and hqplayer plays DSD512 with DSC1 DAC. Overall performance is good. However, there is noise when playing stops or after switching albums. I see 2003be firmware description "DMA clean", is it necessary to play software with? A clear signal is given when playback is stopped or the album is switched. Thank you for providing us with excellent player software. Link to comment
nick77 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 I am in need of a computer upgrade from an older CAPS. Can anyone tell me if these new Intel NUC"s would be a viable choice for quality audio sound and HQ 512 DSD potential. https://www.simplynuc.com/hades-canyon/ I assume the graphics chip isnt going to work like an Invida chip?? But will the computing power be suffice for DSD512?? I was thing the smaller unit as I dont need the graphics power. (seems like a pretty good deal for a complete package??) Thoughts?? Holo Spring Kitsume Level 3, Singxer SU-1 Link to comment
Jamesroy Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Can I use HQ Player with a MacBook and Micro Rendu? Link to comment
Miska Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 9 hours ago, Jamesroy said: Can I use HQ Player with a MacBook and Micro Rendu? Yes... Signalyst - Developer of HQPlayer Pulse & Fidelity - Software Defined Amplifiers Link to comment
Miska Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 On 3/31/2018 at 12:53 PM, nick77 said: I am in need of a computer upgrade from an older CAPS. Can anyone tell me if these new Intel NUC"s would be a viable choice for quality audio sound and HQ 512 DSD potential. https://www.simplynuc.com/hades-canyon/ I assume the graphics chip isnt going to work like an Invida chip?? But will the computing power be suffice for DSD512?? I was thing the smaller unit as I dont need the graphics power. (seems like a pretty good deal for a complete package??) Thoughts?? The GPU is not useful for HQPlayer. But probably the machine would work fine to DSD512 using -2s filters. With those small fan-cooled computers the problem is usually fan noise at higher CPU loads. This would need to be checked if it becomes problem in practice. That's why I rather opt either for passive cooled computer, or one with fans in a bigger, sound proofed case (for example Fractal Design silent ones). Those big silent cases have big slowly rotating fans that don't make much sound (area is larger, so air velocity is slower for same amount of air, and thus less noise). Signalyst - Developer of HQPlayer Pulse & Fidelity - Software Defined Amplifiers Link to comment
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