Hi there, not sure if this is the right forum to post this (as I am not sure its a Ropieee issue) but I am having issues with playing Tidal MQA streams through Roon.
Setup is : Pi4 4gb with RopieeeXL (Latest release version) wired ethernet in -> Topping D70s MQA Dac via USB -> XLR to power amp -> Speakers.
The issue I’m having is that the dac does not seem to lock onto the MQA stream properly, resulting in the following:
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Pressing play can result in the playback slider advancing, but no sound
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advancing or rewinding the playback slider stops sound, while slider continues to advance from placed position
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Left or Right channels will sometimes not work (playback from one channel only)
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Pausing and restarting will result in no sound, while playback slider advances
I have tried a few albums (96k MQA, 88 and 44k MQA) and have had the above issues. I have set the resynch delay to 50ms from 0 and the above issues are still occurring. There are no issues streaming CD quality FLAC. Using the Pi + Ropieee in Airplay mode results in no issues in playback with either MQA or CD FLAC files - hence my suspicion its a dac / signal issue.
D70s MQA and FLAC signal chains are listed below :
Equivalent Airplay signal chain:
I have also tested the Pi4+ Ropieee as a streamer to my Cambridge CXNv2 streamer/dac. There are no issues in MQA or FLAC playback via USB (Roon is decoder - no MQA renderer so first unfold only).
Any advice is appreciated! Thanks, Gerry