Roon appears to be converting DSD to PCM[Solved]

[Tim_Hartford]

I’m running
Mac Mini: Roon to HQ Player > ethernet via Airport Extreme router > Sonore MicroRendu > usb > Benchmark Dac 2 HGC

I was running DSD successfully natively when the configuration was:
Mac Mini: Roon to HQ Player > wifi via Airport Extreme router > ethernet > Sonore MicroRendu > usb > Benchmark Dac 2 HGC

… but was experiencing too many dropouts. Is it a setting in Roon that I need to adjust? Some captures …

[Tim_Hartford]

I should add that my goal is to get DSD (over DSoP) directly to the DAC without converting to PCM.

[mike (Mike Fass)]

Hey @Tim_Hartford – any chance you’re using volume levelling or crossfading in Roon?

[Tim_Hartford]

Where would I check those settings in Roon? FWIW, I thought I recalled NAA mode in HQ Player allows that with uRendu. Some captures in HQ Player if it helps. Thanks!

[Tim_Hartford]

Just in case this helps …

[Greg (Greg Stratton)]

Hi Tim,

Check this out.

https://kb.roonlabs.com/FAQ:_Where_can_I_set_a_crossfade%3F

Cheers, Greg

[Tim_Hartford]

Thanks Greg. So should I set crossfade to 0 seconds? Will that enable DSD-native playback? Will check it out.

[Tim_Hartford]

That did it Greg! Thanks a million!