Not even close since new firmware is in work and we all know that story.
Why stream Native DSD? DoP works fine on many more systems. (And FWIW Native DSD gets converted to DoP first thing in the DS and DS Mk II.)
(BTW PS Audio support and engineering will help with the USB issues and are looking at the Aurender issue(s).)
Marvelous! Even on the MK I, sobh! Thanks for letting me know about this album!
Youâre about halfway there. Seems every piece of gear Iâve owned has taken at least a thousand hours to fully burn in.
Again, beautiful system.
How do you like the MEN?
TIA.
The MEN is very helpful in my tough room and it has been a great investment
Thanks for the reply.
Some frown upon DSP, but I have found it (I currently use Anthemâs ARC) to be indispensable. I think there is a misperception that ADA conversion will somehow ruin the original analogue feed. But that has not been my experience and I still benefit from all of the improvements to the digital and analogue signal improvements I eke out of my system âupstreamâ of my Anthem AVM 50v and the ARC software.
I suppose not all room correction software is created equal and DSP may, indeed, ruin the Hi-Fidelity aesthetic in some cases, especially if it is too heavy handed in its impact on upper register frequency response. Room Perfect seems to be one of the good ones.
Cheers.
When did USB become so complicated? It is supposed to be the âUniversalâ Serial Bus. 
This is why I have avoided streaming up to this point, it just seems so out of control. I am considering ( still looking at other options ) getting a Lumin U2 Mini for streaming Qobuz. I would use what I think of as a simple UBD A to USB B cable to send the data from the Lumin to the MK2. What do I need to know about the two units to be sure the are happy with each other?
So what is the burn-in theory for a DAC? I have a bunch of test sound and pink noise files from Focal, that I could set up to run continually. They call it bruit rose. I also have a series of like 45 clips at different frequencies. But wouldnât those be more for breaking in headphones?
This is one of many articles on the topic. As with many things in this hobby, some believe that burn-in is not necessary, then others swear by it.
I am beta testing the MkII and I have an Aurender N20 running without issue. The native DSD slide is not on by default but once enabled, I get DSD to the MkII from the N20.
I will say that when it was first connected two weeks ago, the Aurender was giveing a warning that the MkII would not accept native DSD. I did execute the firmware update and itâs working fine.
Hope your issue gets resolved.
That was a good article on burn in. The comments too. Thanks. Iâll just set up a bunch of test files and let them run. Shouldnât hurt. With my Mom visiting though, I will need to keep the volume down when I am not around. Otherwise she might pull the plug!
From what I have read and observed in the hobby/industry, USB has NEVER made sense âon paperâ as a first choice for digital audio. It does not seem to be âuniversallyâ suited for use in Hi-Fi systems.
The only USB interface I use for audio is my AudioQuest DragonFly Red USB DAC. I have the DragonFly plugged into an AudioQuest JitterBug, which is inserted into my iMac. My headphones plug directly into the DragonFly.
To this point, I have avoided USB and settled on Wi-Fi and Ethernet for distributing my digital music throughout my home network and to my PS Audio DS DAC MKI.
Someday, I might make use of a superior USB option but it is not currently on the agenda.
I find it interesting that the new network bridge/âstreamerâ PS Audio is working on (AirLens) also eschews USB; reportedly having only Ethernet and Wi-Fi inputs capability.
FWIW.
You donât need your preamp or amp turned on as you pour the bits into the DSD. It will happily âplayâ them. That way, you donât need to hear the noise.
Excuse me if Iâm a little ignorant about Aurender products. How do these guys rank in the steaming world? Will the PSA Airlens streamer have the same features and sound quality without any of the compatibility issues, just curious.
Iâm not a streaming guy and I donât work for PS Audio. Since itâs probably not obvious, I designed the DS, DS Jr and DS Mk II boards and write the FPGA code for them. PS Audio handles the other items like, USB, streaming, display code, networking, etc.
USB when the DS came out was much more of a problem, many people used non-compliant USB cables and would be insulted if we asked them to at least try a standard USB cable. There were also more problems with USB on the MAC. Since that time there are many products that use the XMOS chips and most use the Thesycon USB drivers which are great. So most XMOS USB based products have few problems these days. The ComTrue USB chip we are using has a lot of nice features for us, but there will be more configuration issues with it until itâs been in the market for a little while and more products know what to do with it and until we learn how to help people with the more common problems.
As a practical matter, PS Audio products will more likely work well with other PS Audio products and itâs likely that any problems that arise will be handled more efficiently than when more than one company is involved. But there are many great products out there.
Excellent that makes a lot of sense, thank you for the insight and your wealth of knowledge.
Ted, Thank you for your honesty. While I am not happy that the MK2âs USB are not the most popular brand it is good to know this now. I will still use the DAC because it sounds so great, but if it causes too many problems with the choice of gear I will have to find an alternative solution.