I’m using the ddHifi TC44C DAC Dongle on a MacBook M1. It is capable of PCM 32bit/384kHz and DSD64/128/256. However, Roon is converting the DSD stream to PCM at the source. see attached image. Has anyone been able to output DSD to the TC44C with Roon without a DSD to PCM conversion? How is it done?
I have to check my Mola Mola Tambaqui at home, i think Roon is sending Native DSD to it… not DOP. Otherwise it might explain why J River over USB sounds better than Roon.
Incidentally, DSD and DoP are identical, it’s simply a different method of encapsulation. If you have a DSD256 file, show me the signal path as this will explain what’s happening.
The marketing brochure doesn’t help; it needs to state capabilities for each OS.