Hello Eric,
Thank you for your reply. I appreciate your help.
By the sound of it this issue in only occurring when playing DSD 64 files, is this indeed the case?
Yes, although the issue occurs when playing both DSD 64fs and 256fs via DoP v1.0. It does not occur with FLAC 96/24 content.
Note: after the cracking starts, I found that I can eliminate it by manually repositioning the play point (ie by clicking on the time line). This workaround makes the problem much less of an issue for me.
What is the experience outside of Roon with the Hugo2 + DSD 64 content.
No information. I have used Hugo 2 only with Roon. I do not have another player software system.
Do you make the same observations when using a different DAC?
No information. I have not used Roon with a different DAC. I do have a Questyle QP2R portable music player for DSD play, but have not used it with Roon.
What is the experience like if you upsample to DSD 64 via the DSP engine?
Setting DSD Playback Strategy to Convert to PCM solves the problem. But I prefer not to do this as I want to enjoy Hugo 2’s native DSD support. Does this answer your question?
Thank you,
Mike Schuster