I ran these files on Cascade along with Aurender N30 , the ones with the arrow did not pass .
Hi ASIO,
Just a guess, because the test seems to be failing around 192kHz.
Are you using the SPDIF or AES/EBU input? That technology is limited to at best 192kHz, depending on the length of the cable. Also, the MSB SPDIF modules are limited to 192kHz.
I think Aurender will down-sample anything it sends out on SPDIF if the sample-rate is too high (I’m not sure at what rate it thinks is too high). Any down-sampled signal will fail the MSB bit-perfect test.
Typically USB can handle rates higher than 192kHz.
Dan
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Thanks
The ones that fail are also very theoretic examples. 16bit, 192kHz, don’t think you ever run into that as source material. Same for the higher examples.
24/352.8 is DXD and this a very common format for new, high resolution music. The Pyramix workstation will record in that format natively, and it is used to edit DSD256 files (during mastering).
Per Dan’s message, I would check/change your connection to the Cascade.
Separately, if you own a Cascade, it would be nuts to do any DSP with the Aurender. Just sayin’ : )
R
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Yes, DXD is great in studios and post production. But let me see how many of the 10.000 albums that are on my NAS here are in that format. Obviously the answer is 0.
So given that most of is will use this DAC to listen what is commercially available, it’s a theoretically exercise. For the performance of the DAC it is more important what it can do with 16/44.1 than with 24/352.8.