Since it doesn’t occur with other endpoints, and it doesn’t always happen with the same media, that helps us narrow things down a bit here. So we can further narrow things down can you confirm how the iFi works when connected directly to the Core machine (or the MacBook remote)? Knowing if it’s limited to the comination of the SOTM and iFi or if it occurs with just the iFi will be a great data point.
Ok, the intermittent issue directly connected the the computer is not present, so SOTM is the problem.
With the same the network cable is identical Audioquest Vodka, and the same switch.
But connected at the computer changing track formats the 1.4mhz appeared on the DAC and this one is very noisy, photo taken at 16h.51 greenwich meridian time.
The suspense was killing me so I tested last night.
I remembered there was one setting Allo shared for DietPi for the USBridge that needed to change between Roon and Roon+HQP… and I’d forgotten about this a couple of weeks ago when using Roon alone.
Tested last night with USBridge with RoonBridge and had no pops.
No issues at my end, with RoonBridge playback or HQP NAA DSD512x48 24MHz playback.
The firmware bugs are well documented for this DAC. The last firmware release targeted some of them so my guess would be upgrade to the latest firmware and go from there.
Something very wrong there - I had no issues with my micro iDSD BL and xDSD… and no issues with my Pro iDSD…
Do you have a Raspberry Pi to test with? Installing something like RoPieee which has a relatively up to date kernel? You’re only playing bit perfect, so not using high sample rates so the Pi would be fine for a test.
From CA Forum you know that your native DSD issue needs the SOtM kernel to be updated… that’s the solution to the native DSD static sound - it’s not a Pro iDSD firmware bug at all. You will see that the latest RoPieee version has this week patched native DSD support for Pro iDSD.
Understood, I only asked/suggested for a quick test, if you had one. If a Pi works fine running RoonBridge (something like RoPieee with a relatively up to date kernel) with the same network chain then you would know it’s the SMS-200…
Nice. This is why it can be nice to have a Pi around to help with troubleshooting sometimes (especially for <PCM192kHz testing)… If the Pi worked days ago, you would have isolated the issue to the SMS-200 days ago too. And RoPieee have already patched the Pro iDSD native DSD support earlier this week and SOtM have not yet…
I found Roon to be the fastest, more stable, and better supported software available. I would like that they supported iFi a little more, like adding icon packages for iFi Products, or the option do add our own, and make use of the wired network connection on the iDSD Pro, or adding support for DLNA in some way.
Audirvana sounds good, but is slow and ugly, full of bugs on Mac, and support for Mac at the moment is not something to grab about.
Do you recommend any settings for HQPlayer and iDSD Pro, I am on a Demo period but do not know what’s the best config to have.
But regarding to Roon is on the right track for being the best of the best.