Ropieee XL with SMSL M500

Audio Gear Talk RoPieee
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Hi everyone,

I am interested in the SMSL M500.

http://www.smsl-audio.com/productshow.asp?id=157

Does it works with latest Ropieee XL distribution (384) ?

Thanks !

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So long as it has class 2 audio capability on its USB input (which it does) it will work. However I cannot say if it will default to the regular settings for a Linux device or SMSL have done the work for a modern Linux kernel to see and use its full capabilities.

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Harry normally can add specific support when a feedback is given for a new dac that might not be 100 maxed out…normally, but not I’m not going to say always.

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Works just fine.

I type this while listening to Roon Radio via a Ropieee XL install on a Pi4 driving a M500.

The only annoyance I found was the M500 defaulting to like 20/100 alsa volume level at power on. Setting fixed volume and enabling force of max volume on playback in Roon solved that.

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hi dean

is the ropieee can do native dsd on M500?

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Sure can. Works like a champ all the way up to DSD512.