DAC is Holo May KTE
7th order modulators are good for Holo DACs, such as ASDM7EC-super, ASDM7EC-light or ADSM7ECv3.
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Thatās what Iām using on the modulator side. I was just wondering if there would be a certain filter to use with a vinyl rip. For my other listening Iām using poly sinc gauss long and hires lp on nx
That is a good choice for vinyl rips too.
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No, on Audio Core (macOS) you have max limit to DSD256. No more.
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Anyone with an M1 Max Studio, can you confirm if it will do DSD512 (Sinc-MGa / ASDM7ECv3) or do you need an Ultra for that?
I donāt think any current Apple silicon Mac will do that.
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Thanks for clarifying. I must have misread something the other day. Guess there is really no reason to give up my trusty MMM1
After getting HQP 5 going, I switched my Holo May SDM DSD256 modulator from ASDM5ECv2 to ASDM7EC-super. Comparable server load, but improved rendering of jazz piano especially, leaving behind a slight āstickinessā between overtones, making each note on the piano (and double bass) more layered, less smeared. Not huge effects, but consistent and beneficial. Both with tube DNA Stellaris > ZMF VeritĆ© blackood and solid-state Ferrum Oor > ZMF Caldera kingwood.
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Iād recommend trying v3. You might like it even more than super. 
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I tried ASDM7ECv3 and ASDM7EC-super and definitely prefer super!
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Agree!
ASDM7EC-super
1x poly-sinc-gauss-xla
Nx Sinc-Ls
DSD 512 x48
Holo Spring 3 KTE
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You should also try ASDM7EC-v3 before committing to ASDM7EC-super. There seems to be a real split in preference between the two, all else being equal. I personally prefer -v3 over -super.
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Iāll be on vacation next week and Iāll have plenty of time for a -v3 vs -super bakeoff, thanks all for the suggestions 
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Iāve just installed a new DAC (Mola Mola Tambaqui), which I can use over the LAN (Roon Ready) or via USB if i want to pre-process with HQP. Given that the DAC upsamples incoming PCM to 32-bit/2.8MHz, Iām not sure if HQP will actually provide any significant advantage (the DAC sounds jaw-droppingly good anyway, but very happy to try the experiment. Any suggestions then as to a starting point for HQP filters?
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You have a lovely DAC. I was using a Chord DAC which also upsampled and I had issues with feeding HQP signals, so I decided to go NOS which is the best decision I ever made regarding DAC and signal feed with HQPā:musical_note:
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Your DAC is restricting HQPlayer capabilities, since it doesnāt have bit-perfect conversion. But you can still benefit from HQPlayerās filters, by feeding the DAC at maximum possible PCM rate it can accept over USB.
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For clarity, it accepts DSD (native or DoP) up to DSD256. Iām not entirely clear what its processing chain is for DSD after that, but if itās remapping to 32-bit3.125MHz (not 2.8) vs 1-bit11.2896, where does the ānot bit perfectā part come in?
