U can use a USB hub but the usually degrades the sound a bit due to more complex wiring. There are no audio grade USB hub that is of reasonable cost.

ok so it looks like I manage to load the new FW for the USB now with the USB cable, was using the blaster all along, idiot. Now I have to update the FW for R7 to play DSD properly but seems Kingwa does not have the FW for the older R7. Not sure. Awaiting his reply.

Opps so I have been Doing this wrong all along. I will try usin the USB cable to connect ans see how that goes.

Well I am using mac, already running Win 10 on bootcamp so I need to upgrade to win 11 I guess

ok ao win 11 or Win 7 ??

I am also using Win 10. So win 11 is better?

Do i keep pressing the button and turn it off? I opened the device and the button is wired/connected. The usb cable u mean the usb blaster connected to the port? Is the button supposed to light up red?

Hi, I am trying yo update my DI20 to allowDSD via linix. The firmware update is now very complicated. I am supposed to “erase device” by pressing this button for 2 sec next to the update port? But it doesn’t work. Still cannot update now as I cannot erase the device. Anything I need to do?

Not sure. I know some of my DACs need the vBus from the USB to handshake but others not. Maybe only those with separate power to USB input in the DAC can do the handshake;

Maybe it is for USB handshake with other devices?

AES you can use a longer cable, and I2S you can do up to 24/352 (DXD)

What type of OXCO clock are you using ? So it beats the internal clock of the DI-20 ?

right, I have an Audio-gd R7 NOS and also can do OS (oversampling). NOS is not over warm at all, when done right. I decided not to. get Metrium due to. some comments of it being on the warm side. I think one can help balance the warmth by using silver cables (which. I use) in speaker as well as...

The DI-20 is breaking in more now. The raw edge is less so on HDMI which has been a bit more so before. BNC via ACSS is sounding quite smooth and brighter than my DH lab AES cable (but it it copper). HDMII is definitely likely the winner when all burned in. But the other options do offer nice...

DH lab do make great cables. I have their USB and Optic cable. The optical cable is particularly nice, can beat a RCA SPDIF cable, I was planning to perhaps try their HDMI but I am thinking more of either wireworld or Chord company now