It seems that Amarra converts DSD to PCM before sending to the DAC (this is confirmed by the indication on the DAC itself) and so when I set Audirvana to do the same, the popping sound was gone although I can still hear some mild click on some DSD tracks. Anyway, I hope there is solution out there to eliminate the clicks and pops when sending native DSD to the DAC. In the meantime, I will enjoy the FLACs I have.
Over at the Yulong DA8 thread, the recommendation is to set ASIO to DOP marker rather than Native ASIO which eliminated the pop. So for now, this is the solution I am using. The Audio-gd NFB-1 is a truly amazing DAC IMO. I wish I have purchased it sooner... Oh wait, scratch that - otherwise I could have gotten the older version.
So I finally figured out my issue with DSD.
Aparently the NFB-1 2015 does not like Intel's X58 Chipset USB 2.0 ports. I tried on two different X58 based computers with same issues getting anything about 24/48 to play.
I tried it on my AMD computer and it worked perfectly with all sample rates and DSD.
So i plugged it into the USB 3.0 port on my X58 motherboard and it all works flawlessly now. So note to any X58 users, the USB 2.0 ports will not work for the NFB-1 (2015), use the USB 3.0 ports.
Very happy camper now!~
So I finally figured out my issue with DSD.
Aparently the NFB-1 2015 does not like Intel's X58 Chipset USB 2.0 ports. I tried on two different X58 based computers with same issues getting anything about 24/48 to play.
I tried it on my AMD computer and it worked perfectly with all sample rates and DSD.
So i plugged it into the USB 3.0 port on my X58 motherboard and it all works flawlessly now. So note to any X58 users, the USB 2.0 ports will not work for the NFB-1 (2015), use the USB 3.0 ports.
Very happy camper now!~
Oh, I'd be interested to hear further comparisons with Yulong DA8 which I almost purchased if not for the crooked seller (on eBay). Can you compare the highs?
Great that it's working now!
How come that it only works with usb 3.0 in your case? My 2014 version only likes usb 2.0, which does seem to be the normal case for a lot users here.
Why have you bought a nfb-1 if you already own a Yulong DA8? Of course I'am interested in the tonal differences.
Great that it's working now!
How come that it only works with usb 3.0 in your case? My 2014 version only likes usb 2.0, which does seem to be the normal case for a lot users here.
Why have you bought a nfb-1 if you already own a Yulong DA8? Of course I'am interested in the tonal differences.
I think it is more of an issue with the Intel X58 chipset than USB2.0, that chipset is very dated by today's standards, I imagine new boards have no problems.
On the amd computer it was plugged into USB 2.0 and it works flawlessly.
I purchased the NFB-1 to use in my home theater setup for dedicated 2 channel listening.
The Yulong DA8 is used for my headphone setup.
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