dikkiedirk
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How can I check if Logitech Media Server is doing any transcoding or downsampling?
And how can I control this behaviour?
And how can I control this behaviour?
I also haven't found an app which can play DSD or SACD.ISOs but that is of no concern to me. I play mostly flac in many varietys 24/88, 96, 176, 192. I hope they all play without up or down sampling.
Is the battery user-replaceable when it is worn-out? What is the runtime on a full charge? So far it looks like a must-buy to me. I still wonder if IOS doesn't resample to 24/96.
As long as you use the Apple CCK to get the USB signal out from the iPad or iPhone, the 8Player app will output the signal without downsampling. I have tested and used the 8Player, FLAC, Seagate Media and Onkyo HF Player via the CCK to both the Meridian Explorer and the iFi iDSD and the content gets played at the right frequency. Both the Meridian Explorer and the iDSD have lights that confirm the frequency that they are receiving, which plays well up to 24/192. The Onkyo HF Player does have an option to upsample in its setting, but I turn it off.
How does the iDSD compare to the Meridian? Are you using apowered hub or batterypack for the Meridian?
Which of those apps can be used for streaming from a NAS? Will it be DLNA or LMS?
Hope to get an iDSD by the end of this week, when new stock arrivés.
Will the Ipad mini retina (2nd gen.) work exactly the same as a Ipad3 or Ipad 4, or Ipad Air with iOS 7?
The Ipad mini 2 would have some advantages:
smaller while retaining a great screen.
A7 CPU (same as Ipad Air?)
lightning to CCK cable (less bulk compared to CCK om Ipad 3)
For me this would be the nicest portable solution. Even compared to Iphone 5s 32 GB, which is more expensive in Europe.
It should work with the iPad mini. I don't have one, but it should work.
The greatest advantage from my perspective from a portability perspective is that the Lightning to CCK adapter is much more stable than the 30 pin CCK, meaning that it would not come out dislodged as easily.
My thread is a bit obsolete now, since latest iOS 7 even iPhone can now play 24 bit-perfect like iPads using a CCK attached to a USC DAC device like the iFi iDSD.
I'll update the OT not very soon since it must be rearranged for iOS7, iPhones and iDSD or similar devices.
This thread at page 1
or
http://www.head-fi.org/t/625493/ipad-with-24-bit-files-high-storage-capacity-portability-bit-perfect-configurations-that-work