Steve Guppy
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No, FiiO Q5 DAC & headphone ampAre you talking about revonext Q5?
No, FiiO Q5 DAC & headphone ampAre you talking about revonext Q5?
So for max sound quality I should use the peak normalization? Should I keep the LUFS at the default -14? And should oversampling be on or off for all to DSD?As @WitzyZed correctly mentioned, there may be license DRM issues with that if Neutron implements some kind of PCM routing, it may be prohibited. If there would be some kind of server software on PC which would declare itself as audio card and provided some streaming address over http then you could connect Neutron to it via Streaming -> [+] category.
@Seazer, Replay Gain is normalization by loudness (RMS), Peak is normalization by audio sample max peak (e.g. audio data will not be overloaded and will use full dynamic range, RMS normalization will not use full dynamic range).
OverSampling setting doesn’t make an appreciable or detrimental difference on the output for all to DSD (to my ears). I leave it on, 2x.So for max sound quality I should use the peak normalization? Should I keep the LUFS at the default -14? And should oversampling be on or off for all to DSD?
As @WitzyZed correctly mentioned, there may be license DRM issues with that if Neutron implements some kind of PCM routing, it may be prohibited. If there would be some kind of server software on PC which would declare itself as audio card and provided some streaming address over http then you could connect Neutron to it via Streaming -> [+] category.
What combination of oversampling do you think is ideal? I have the option of 2x to 16x in Neutron, and 2x to 4x on my ES100it depends, but typically, yes. What DAC do you have? Normally delta sigma DACs oversample 8x for all PCM streams up to 192khz. Which means even 192 is oversampled 8x (4 rounds of interpolation). If fed higher than 192, then only 1 round of interpolation takes place. This is of course a generalization based on a typical DAC chip as implemented 4 years ago. DACs have 'evolved' since then.
But an ear studio set to 2x oversampling (hardware), being fed 2x oversampled (software) stream, will essentially yield a waveform that looks like the original sample rate that went through 4x oversampling (3 rounds of interpolation).
It is my understanding that dithering is for when you are downsampling something like from 24bit to 16 bit. In that case it should be turned off in Neutron because you aren't downsampling? It will just raise the noise floor? Am I correct?I have to think that the software oversampling (interpolation) in neutron will be superior to that of the ES100. If I were to guess. I'd probably just set it to 4x oversampling, and let ES100 to 1x oversampling (or NOS if that's an option).
All DACs are a little different. And the changes are often so subtle it's not really worth all the effort for the return.
I do think there is an appreciable difference when converting to DSD in software if you're sending it to a typical DAC chip. Is it better? Dunno, I think so. It's certainly a bit different and has very pleasing transients.
I really like the Normalisation feature, but also like to EQ. I use a range of IEM'S and devices and like to change the EQ for the different sound signatures. Is there any way of implementing this feature, and still changing the EQ for different devices while still listening to the same album? Im guessing not? @dmitrykos, or anyone, feel free to reply
So for max sound quality I should use the peak normalization? Should I keep the LUFS at the default -14? And should oversampling be on or off for all to DSD?
It is my understanding that dithering is for when you are downsampling something like from 24bit to 16 bit. In that case it should be turned off in Neutron because you aren't downsampling? It will just raise the noise floor? Am I correct?