My set up includes: HQPlayer/Roon/mR as NAA/Bricasti M1SE Dac. I encounter white noise when attempting to upsample 192k to DSD, but not 44 to DSD. Furthermore, if i remove Roon from the chain and control HQPlayer (running on macmini i7 2.3ghz 16g, SSD, El Capitan) via screenshare, the white noise stops.
I’ve found a few other posts concerning white noise, but the circumstances are different from mine. I understand it could be an issue with how my dac interprets DoP and trying to convert it back to PCM. But if that’s the case, why does some DSD upsampled work?
I’ve also tried removing mR from the chain and connect direct via usb (control via Roon)… still getting white noise for hi res upsampling. This makes me suspect it’s something with Roon.
thank you. I tried different integer multiplier and it appears that white noise has stopped. However, now i hear some stuttering… should i try a different integer?
@Udi_Sabach
Stuttering could indicate you do not have enough processing power. I would suggest starting with the smallest integer multiple and working upwards.
Other things that I have used int the past and has helped:
Uncheck Pipeline-SDM
Try increasing buffer time (I leave mine at 200 ms for ASIO drivers)