[walterboss]

I don’t think you’ve set your bits to 20 on the pcm tab. I think the HQplayer guide mentions optimal bit depth (and maybe other settings) for specific DACs.

Thanks. Changed to 20 bits, but no change. Still static.

 

[dudeX]

Thanks. Changed to 20 bits, but no change. Still static.

I believe you may have a firmware issue. Is your May a few years old? I had to update mine using a windows pc to use a particular version so that I get no static.

 

[walterboss]

I believe you may have a firmware issue. Is your May a few years old? I had to update mine using a windows pc to use a particular version so that I get no static.

Yeah, it's a few years old. Just bought from someone on Classifieds. Don't have access to any Windows gear. Oh well. NOS sounds amazing anyway

 

[walterboss]

Hopefully there isn't a huge difference between sample rate of 768k and those above. Guess I'll never know!

 

[camrector]

Hopefully there isn't a huge difference between sample rate of 768k and those above. Guess I'll never know!

Just grab a $300 windows pc
Lap top off Amazon, update your firmware and return it. Geez

 

[jlaako]

I'm using HQPlayer with Mac M1, 16GB memory > Roon > Holo Audio May L2 > Feliks Envy

Playback is great until I try a sample rate of anything north of 768k. Then I get unlistenable static. A sample rate of 768k sounds fine and clear. Anything above that spells trouble.

Those rates exceed USB standard specification and macOS doesn't allow that, so part of the data goes lost. You can either reduce "DAC Bits" to 16 which allows you to output those rates from macOS. Alternatively you can use a NAA, such as RPi4 / Holo Red running my NAA OS image, which allows you to reach full resolution (in which case you should set "DAC Bits" to 20 for Holo DACs).

 

[jlaako]

Hopefully there isn't a huge difference between sample rate of 768k and those above. Guess I'll never know!

There is some, but you are very good already at 705.6/768k. Or even better at DSD256!

 

[walterboss]

There is some, but you are very good already at 705.6/768k. Or even better at DSD256!

Thanks a lot for the replies, Jussi! Will try these out.

 

[walterboss]

There is some, but you are very good already at 705.6/768k. Or even better at DSD256!

Changing DAC bits to 16 worked btw! Sounds awesome. Holo May showing output of 1.536m.
So am I getting some lesser version by going down to 16 bits?

 

[BShaw]

It’s under the SDM tab I’m pretty sure. Also make sure to set the default output to SDM, I think it’s under the output tab

 

[bogi]

1.024M is non standard rate and most probably is not playable in majority of PCM DACs.
Generally playable are integer multiples of 44.1k and 48k.
1.024M is integer multiple of 32k. Jussi added these because some devices do support them but for most people these rates may cause confusion.

According to specs of May L2 max. PCM input rate is 1.536M. So set either this one or 768k as your max. PCM rate.

EDIT: I see lowering DAC bits helped.

 

[walterboss]

It’s under the SDM tab I’m pretty sure.

It is indeed, thank you! I'll edit previous post.

 

[plumpudding2]

Changing DAC bits to 16 worked btw! Sounds awesome. Holo May showing output of 1.536m.
So am I getting some lesser version by going down to 16 bits?

AFAIK at 16 bits with LNS15 1.536m the digital noise floor will still be below the analog noise floor of the dac.
The 20 bits are more like, you have them, why not use them. Plus some people might enjoy different noise shapers or lower output rates and then the 20 bits will also be needed.

 

[photobillyli]

I have been using HQplayer with my M1 Mac Mini for a month now. While I am able to perform DSD256 conversions, I have been unable to achieve DSD512. As a result, I am contemplating the purchase of a powerful PC solely for the purpose of carrying out DSD512 conversions. However, I am faced with the predicament of not having an extra room to accommodate a noisy and high-powered PC. Additionally, placing a PC with a monitor in the living room would disrupt the harmony of my home setup.

Given these limitations, I am curious if there are any laptops available that possess enough power to handle DSD512 conversions. It would be ideal if I could place the laptop in the living room and enjoy my music in my room without any disruptions.

 

[Currawong]

Set the 20 kHz filter and use what ever you like. It doesn't matter, since you already have a full track length of constant ringing. Plus truncated transients everywhere else except exactly center sample of the entire track. (PGGB uses filter that has length equal to length of the track, so it rings for the track's length)

I wanted to come back to this statement. Does this mean that your sinc-L and similar very long filters will also output music with constant ringing?