I'm a little unclear about the difference, in the RME ADI-2 DAC FS, between DoP and DSD Direct modes. EDIT: Update: This page answered my question: https://ifi-audio.com/faqs/dop-versus-asio-native-what-are-the-differences-similarities/ ] In DoP mode, when I'm playing a DSD file, USB...

Fair enough, though I think the mastering and the rate -- and everything else along the chain -- are of roughly equal importance.

You're never going to get any super-hi-rez bit-perfect audio from Netflix, et al. anyway. Those services will still play through your DAC, most likely at 24/192 or maybe 32/192 but no higher, so there's no point in trying to have them play through UAPP. I use UAPP mainly to play FLAC and DSD...

My pleasure. Yes, that is USB Audio Player Pro. It's the one you want. It'll cost, I believe, four or five dollars. Actually, what I think you will need to do is first buy and download the app, which is version 5.9.9.9, but when you side-load it into your Shield (which you can do in a fairly...

Netflix apparently increased its audio bandwidth rates in May of 2019. There are several write-ups about that, here is one of them: https://decider.com/2019/05/08/netflix-audio-quality/

You don't need an android phone to download UAPP from the google play store. Also, I bleieve you *can* play Netflix et al. audio without the shiled doing upsampling once the DAC takes over audio from the Shield.

Couldn't you just go to the google play store from your desktop machine and download UAPP from there? That's what I did. Put it on a flash drive and plug the drive into your Shield. "Mibox APK Installer for Android TV" -- this'll cost you maybe four bux -- will definitely sideload-install...

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It's my understanding that if you use, for example, USB Audio Player Pro (which has to be side-loaded onto the Shield), with a DAC plugged via USB into an Nvidia Shield Pro Android TV box, UAPP will recognize the "USB device" -- the DAC -- and will bypass the Android box's audio system. I had...

Yep, I can do that. Just ordered it up btw and looking very forward to it.

I've never had such a problem. You can easily get a browser extension that shows a different browser to the network. And all those programs on Mac and Windows are neither free dollar-wise nor free as in freedom. Mac and Windows will subvert you and surveil you in too many ways to recount...

Well as you point out, that's totally dependent on what you're using it for. For security (and user-freedom), it can't be beat. And there's a whole lot to do on a computer OS besides games and music, but I get your point.

Great, glad to hear, thanks. Does anyone know anything about firmware upgrades for Linux? (If not, I've posted a question on the RME forum about this.) Also, no one has said anything about needing drivers on Linux for the ADI-2 DAC. (Probably because no one here uses Linux, LOL. I should...

Excellent! Thank you.

9 also, with Shield software version 8.2.3. https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/shield/shield-tv-pro/

> Are you planning on using the RME ADI-2's features like the PEQ Of course. I did say that I'm interested in the customizability of the DAC. > If not, is there a reason why you are not considering an integrated amp, which could simplify things for you Why would I need one? Simplify how? I...

No, it's up to 24/192k now, but regardless of that, I've been using that third-party software -- as I indicated in my previous post -- which bypasses the Shield's DAC once the software recognizes a USB DAC. I've successfully played DSD128 files from the Shield through the Geek Pulse before the...

I've been looking closely at the extremely attractive RME ADI-2 DAC FS, but I have a few questions about it. First, will I be able to upgrade to its new firmware versions using the Ubuntu Linux OS? Does RME have firmware downloads for Linux? Or, can one upgrade the DAC's firmware via Android...

Just tried that (left it off and unplugged for awhile, then plugged it directly into a power strip (avoiding the LPS) and switched it on. No luck. Actually I can still use the LPS with my Geek Out (on my computer; the Pulse was for use with an Nvidia Shield Pro and my TV). Thanks for the...

Presto-Change-o: My Geek Pulse S fi appears to have up and died on me. At least I think it died. When I turn it on, it displays only "96kHz" (though I can go through the menu settings), and does not go through its standard start-up routine a few seconds after power-up. Also it doesn't take...

So basically you're saying there's no way to get a working firmware today that will upgrade a Geek Pulse to DSD256, given that LH Labs went belly-up long ago. No wonder so many folks have been selling off their various Geek DACs. Thanks for the clarifications.

I realize I'm responding to a post that was made five years ago, but might I ask exactly which Geek Pulse you're getting native DSD256 on? Can native DSD 256 be attained on a Geek Pulse S fi, which is what I have? (I would have to be using the jriver software for this, obviously.) Also...

Thank you for this info. I'm guessing that at this point it might be difficult (or impossible) to get the firmware update that would enable my Geek Pulse S fi to handle native DSD 256. If there is a way to get the update, I'd love to apply it to my Pulse. I seem to recall also that the...

Thanks! Any idea on how to set "native DSD" in UAPP and make it work when running UAPP on an Nvidia Shield Pro android TV box with the Pulse (and when not on Windows (so can't use ASIO))? (Though I may not need to set "native DSD" in UAPP if I can get DSD128 over DoP (which I seem to be...

That would certainly seem to be true, but for what it's worth, my Geek Pulse S fi, playing a DSD 128 file in UAPP, does have DSD128 showing on the Pulse's display. This would lead me to believe that UAPP might in fact somehow be bypassing the Shield's limitations, or, the "DSD128" display on...