Recently purchased Roon as I love the interface and was looking forward to playing my DSD files via my hard ethernet wired CXN. My core is my QNAP server where all my files. Big disappointment that I cannot play DSD with Roon and CXN. Only can play via Airplay even though all connections are ethe…

I don’t know the CXN and I’m not a Mac user, but this whole conversation baffles me. There are lots of Mac users on this forum, and they do not get downsampled by Airplay. It isn’t about DSD, or real,y about the CXN either. Maybe you should start a new thread reframing the question so you can get …

What baffles me is the focus on DSD, because we know that the CXN converts DSD to PCM internally. So the DSD-PCM-conversion happens in any case, if not in roon, than in the CXN. What’s the point in feeding it DSD at all?

We can worry about the semantics afterwards. The point is the CXN should accept and work with DSD. It isn’t and that is the problem to be solved.

My point was, it seems this setup can’t even play hires pcm? So it’s not a DSD problem but a connectivity problem? It’s like, “my cell phone keeps cutting out so I can’t discuss German philosophy.” It’s a cell phone problem, not a philosophy problem. Or did I misunderstand? Just skimmed the threa…

Hopefully, you’re annoyed at Cambridge, not Roon :wink: [image] MarkO: I’m disputing or trying to find a way for the CXN, Roon Apple combo to play DSD (DSF) files - it simply isn’t possible. @Henry_McLeod offered you one, which is to use the cheapest Windows machine you can find as a Roon Br…

No he didn’t Harry’s solution involved a window end point which proves the point had accept that DSD is not possible with Roon//CXN/MAC. Suggesting that adding in a Windows endpoint is not a solution.

Don’t put words in my mouth. I only researched the problem with using USB 2 with a Pi endpoint.

I am upset with myself for buying Roon with the set up I have - MAC/wired network/CXN - hi res files includign DSD that Roon downsamples to 44/16 as it does with Airplay seems to be some sort of reluctance to admit that in this forum. Seems to a strong emotional attachment to a software music playe…

I’m responding to Xekomi - I really appreciated your suggestion and was just clarifying the point he made. Your response was great and was consistent with what I was looking for in my query. Sorry if there was a misunderstanding there. :+1:

[image] MarkO: I am upset with myself for buying Roon with the set up I have - MAC/wired network/CXN - hi res files includign DSD that Roon downsamples to 44/16 as it does with Airplay seems to be some sort of reluctance to admit that in this forum. Seems to a strong emotional attachment to a s…

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