I'm testing Roon for 2 days now and I can't get native PCM to play.
My setup: dedicated NUC12pro Intel i7 (1260p), 32GB RAM, Ubuntu Desktop with Roon Server on 1TB NVME, Music on 4TB external SSD over USB C. Roon Remote on iPad Pro. The NUC feeds a TEAC UD-701N DAC/Streamer over USB.
Basic settings: DSD Playback strategy Native, Volume control fixed, Resync delay 2000ms (tried up to 5000ms with no luck), Max PCM 768, Max bits 32, Max DSD 512, Buffer 500ms
The issue:
Problem playing any PCM file except 44.1/16bit natively.
Observations: I can play any DSD file including DSD512 fine I can play PCM 44.1/16bit fine (ripped CDs) I can play any file if I set conversion PCM > DSD in Muse, including conversion to DSD512 If I try to play a PCM file without conversion to DSD, I get a lot of noise with the music barely discernible in background (kind of like an analog radio imprecisely tuned to a station). When I do that, my TEAC displays weird DSD stream parameters (eg. 96kHz/24bit file gives DSD 3M, while 96/24 upsampled in Muse to 192kHz displays DSD 6.1M on the TEAC). If I set DSD Playback strategy to DoP I get no playback at all. Changing TEAC settings regarding filters, upsampling etc. has no effect on the issue.
Having ran into similar issues, but not a Roon issue, I’d recommend ensuring the Teacs firmware is up to date. Download Roon on a Windows PC or a Mac and download the required drivers.
I’m attaching a few screenshots while playing both with and without DSD conversion. I took two heavy files as examples (one is 192kHz, the other is 352,8kHz/32bit) to show that processing power is not the problem (still over 3x processing speed), but it happens with every single file above 44,1/16 bit (48/24 bit all the way to DXD) The names and parameters are visible in the photos. I took a photo of my TEAC’s display while playing the 192kHz file WITHOUT DSD conversion. With conversion is says 22M. I also used my iPhone and Astell&Kern SP3000 to play wireless from roon. Both play without issues. Best regards, Peter
It would be quite disappointing considering Teac bears the Roon Tested certification. It is running the latest firmware. If no better solution exists, I might try the ROCK, but I wanted to give myself some flexibility and possibly add HQ Player to the mix.
However, you’re using it as a USB DAC, as you’re connecting your NUC via USB.
Roon Ready applies to the network streamer side of the Teac.
Try disconnecting your USB cable, connect the Teac to your network via ethernet and enable it in the Roon Remote audio tab in the settings. It’ll show under the Roon Ready section of that tab
Using it as a USB DAC isn’t using it as a Roon Ready device.
