In a couple of days I am getting a demo Gold Dac, but as I have already been sold on the idea of it, a purchase will happen a few days later. My thoughts, and please correct me if I am wrong. I read that the USB only goes to DSD 128, and the i2s goes just a tad higher, 256? I am thinking as I have a few Octave 256 recordings on my Innuos Zen, I should connect that via its USB to my Matrix converter, so I can use the i2S on the Gold Dac. I have a cheap Amazon optical/USB cable (with an inline converter USB to Optical) that I can use to take sounds from my PC (which includes a few steaming TV apps, Disney/Netflix etc) for YouTube etc. (my pc used to be my only music player a few months ago). I am not worried about high sample rates from my PC, just my Innuos and its many Flac files (nearly 1.5TB at the moment)
Hi Peter, in short: my first priority would be to get your cabling up to par with your devices. That’s the most promising manner in which to enjoy their potential.
It’s not so much resolution (quantity), but rather the quality of the signal of what it’s all about.
Making a detour through another device to squeeze that last bit (
) of resolution out, is doable, but isn’t the most cost effective to reach that goal.
Hope that helps and enjoy your new acquisition!
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Yes, this is correct. The method you mention, while a bit “older”, should be ok for now and let you enjoy DSD256 over DoP.
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