This the max the USB receiver can stomach. Around 2005 it was 16/48 but the processing power increased over time so you might as well play DSD. This is about the digital part. 20Hz-20kHz is a common range for the analog part. Say the linearity is +/- 0.1 dB in this range.

Wondering if this got anything to do with VST. PCM audio has a sample rate and you can't have frequencies in excess of half of the sample rate. This is known as the Shannon-Nyquist theorem. Hence the input must be band limited.

As stated in #4 (but many not clear enough), bit perfect (automatic sample rate switching) means bypassing the Win audio completely so Equalizer APO or any other APO won't work. The moment an app uses exclusive mode, you can use its own EQ (if it has one) or a hardware solution to reiterate the...

Really? Why asking for a USB to I2S conversion if you don't want to use USB? Might it be you are trying to solve a problem you don't have? Most of the time a USB DAC works flawless. But not all of the time. If the receiver doesn't isolate sufficiently, you might have a noise problem. Perhaps...

FLAC is lossless compression. The bit rate is not an indicator for sound quality. It indicates how complex a signal is. The more complex, the higher the bit rate. The result after decoding is always lossless. LDAC is lossy compression by design. It can play 24/96 but to do so it has to squeeze...

As you have dropouts, check the DPC latency as it might be some ill behaving driver. https://www.thewelltemperedcomputer.com/SW/AudioTools/TroubleShooting.htm

The headphone section is measured here: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/rme-adi-2-fs-version-2-dac-and-headphone-amp-review.13379/ You might check if the headphone amps you mentioned improve on this. Better go for the meal.

"Lossless" is a bit unlucky. "Bit perfect" is where this is about. Android by design resamples all audio to 48 kHz. In the past there were media players allowing you to bypass this default sample rate (and therefore the entire android audio) using a USB DAC. This now has become an option in...

Try this one: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/headphone-amp-impedance-questions-find-the-answers-here.607282/

Have a look here: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/eq-software-for-windows-linux-macos-ios-ipados-and-android.18450/

As bit perfect means no alteration of the number of channels, the samples and the sample rate, it is most of all a impossible question as you can't do EQ without altering the samples. EQ is bit imperfect by design and when done right, sound quality improves compared with a bit perfect stream.

https://rme-audio.de/adi-2-4-pro-se.html

If we assume identical amps, it will be worse! Using 2 amps instead of one will double the power double the distortion double the impedance However, well designed amps have such a low distortion and impedance, this doubling is trivial. In practice the single ended might be substantial worse spec...

There is an exception to this rule. The Pentaconn is TRRRS so 2x2 for the "balanced" connection and a ground. This can be used for TRS connection by using L+, R+ and the Ground.

Wouldn't be surprised if you can install a UPnP compliant media server on it. If your "homeserver" is a NAS e.g. Synology or Qnap, it even comes with one. PS: https://support.plex.tv/articles/200350536-dlna/ says plex support DLNA so you can combine it with a WiiM

Try https://diyaudioheaven.wordpress.com/digital/pc-software/foobar-2000-for-dummies-part-3-new-experimental-sacd-plugin-v-0-9-x/

Don't know if it is still available but Sound Liaison did offer one in 768: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/finally-music-we-can-buy-in-768-khz-sampling-rates.29544/#post-1033369 If not, you have to settle for 24/352...

Tagging WAV is a known problem. The WAV tagging standard is a bit limited (no album art). Some developers solve this by writing ID3 tags to WAV but that is not a standard. https://www.thewelltemperedcomputer.com/KB/WAV_KB.htm My suggestion would be to convert some files to FLAC. Check the FLACs...

Best is an amp like the A50s. You can choose between high and low gain (less power). The low setting is ideal for IEMs as they are often high sensitivity.

As the N100 is a transport only and delivers USB audio, you might decide to add a DSP module doing the EQ https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/using-orangepi-zero2-as-an-equalizer-between-usb-source-and-usb-dac.53750/#post-1946851

To the best of my knowledge, Tidal Exclusive uses WASAPI in Exclusive mode so it talks straight to the DAC and can do automatic sample rate switching. In fact the whole Win audio is bypassed. Wonder why you use Voicemeeter.

The Jotunheim 2 can be found here: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/schiit-jotunheim-2-review-dac-headphone-amp.21232/ Wouldn't go for the multibit DAC, way to noisy. It has analog balanced in and outputs at line level and a "balanced" headphone out. Personally I'm not...

The 800s comes with a TRS and a TRRS (Pentagonn). The Pentaconn allows a 2x2 connection. If the amp offers a 4 pin XLR, you can replace the Pentaconn or use an adapter. I had the 800 that comes with a audiophile style cable. Long, heavy, stiff. When it broke I replaced it by a Hart Cable. They...

To be honest, I didn't read your post completely, too long In 2013 I decided to buy a new headphone. I compared the HD600and the HD800 (the star at that time). The 600 sounds good but not as good as the 800. Maybe if I was more familiar with EQ I might have tuned the 600 to sound like the 800...

No. Sources range from 16/44.1 to 24/192 kHz. Modern DACs can play them all. App's often allow you to play them at their native sample rate as well. The difference between streaming audio services is the format they use. This can be lossy compression, CD quality (16/44.1) or Hires, anything...