# Just noticed **URL:** \ **Category:** DACs\ **Created:** [December 10, 2025, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/just-noticed/43270 "2025-12-10T11:04:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Peter2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/peter2/32/263981_2.png) [@Peter2](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Peter2)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/just-noticed/43270/1 "2025-12-10T11:04:05Z")
I am hopefully getting the Stellar Gold Dac early in the New Year.and have just noticed that the USB only goes to DSD128. As I have a few Octave recordings (DSD256) that are ripped to my Innuos Zen MK3, am I right in thinking I should take the innuos USB and connect it to my Matrix Audio converter and from there via the AQ Carbon HDMI to the i2s input on the Gold Dac, as the rate is higher at DSD 256 ---
**Author:** ![weedeewop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/weedeewop/32/190064_2.png) [@weedeewop](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/weedeewop)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/just-noticed/43270/2 "2025-12-10T13:28:27Z")
Or just purchase a more capable DAC and be done with it. ---
**Author:** ![aangen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/aangen/32/295709_2.png) [@aangen](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/aangen)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/just-noticed/43270/3 "2025-12-11T09:01:19Z")
A swap to a Grimm MU2 would solve any and all issues, and you don’t need the new DAC or the Innuos, or their power cables and interconnects. Having a Matrix around seems handy though. ---
**Author:** ![Peter2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/peter2/32/263981_2.png) [@Peter2](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Peter2)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/just-noticed/43270/4 "2025-12-11T10:14:04Z")
That would be the easy way out, but it does not answer the question 😁 I want the Gold Dac and not some other make ---
**Author:** ![Peter2](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/peter2/32/263981_2.png) [@Peter2](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Peter2)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/just-noticed/43270/5 "2025-12-11T10:17:44Z")
thats all well and good, but I have the kit I want and can afford, a Grimm is way, way above any budget I have ---
**Author:** ![aangen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/aangen/32/295709_2.png) [@aangen](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/aangen)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/just-noticed/43270/6 "2025-12-11T10:54:15Z")
The DAC in the MU2 is miles above the DAC you want. No need to respond. ---
**Author:** ![adifferentpaul](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/adifferentpaul/32/282181_2.png) [@adifferentpaul](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/adifferentpaul)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/just-noticed/43270/7 "2025-12-11T15:39:28Z")
You seem to be on the right track for what you want to accomplish, but I haven’t used a matrix, so I cannot confirm yes or no. Hopefully someone that knows the answer to your question can respond. ---
**Author:** ![brian.fitterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@brian.fitterman](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/brian.fitterman)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/just-noticed/43270/8 "2025-12-11T15:41:20Z")
Do the specs say USB is limited to 128? or is this just in your use case? The Matrix would solve this is I2S supports 265. ---
**Author:** ![adifferentpaul](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/adifferentpaul/32/282181_2.png) [@adifferentpaul](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/adifferentpaul)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/just-noticed/43270/9 "2025-12-11T16:02:32Z")
The specs mention that DSD128 is the maximum rate DSD for the USB input. ---
**Author:** ![brian.fitterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@brian.fitterman](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/brian.fitterman)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/just-noticed/43270/10 "2025-12-11T16:05:34Z")
Another options is this. [https://forum.psaudio.com/t/airlens-for-sale/43271?u=brian.fitterman](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/airlens-for-sale/43271) Great price. streamer you have and use this. That is if you are roon…but you may not be. ---
**Author:** ![weedeewop](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/weedeewop/32/190064_2.png) [@weedeewop](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/weedeewop)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/just-noticed/43270/11 "2025-12-11T18:33:17Z")
It just seems to be a cobbled up solution in a day when better options exist. ---
**Author:** ![djstix1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3e96dc/32.png) [@djstix1](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/djstix1)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/just-noticed/43270/12 "2025-12-11T19:40:55Z")
the Matrix DDC should pass DSD 256 over I2S to the DAC ---
**Author:** ![John\_Dubya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@John\_Dubya](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/John_Dubya)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/just-noticed/43270/13 "2025-12-11T20:41:37Z")
My simple suggestion is to buy the Airlens and use Roon into the Stellar Gold dac. That’s what I did and I’m very satisfied. KISS 🙂