[sarnhelen]

Ah. Can't help except to confirm that it does Native DSD; I suspect you won't be able to use Native until Roon approves the Pegasus (Optical Rendu is approved).

 

[EdF22k]

Ah. Can't help except to confirm that it does Native DSD; I suspect you won't be able to use Native until Roon approves the Pegasus (Optical Rendu is approved).

Researching this a bit more on community.roonlabs.com, I read that macOS core audio driver (the native macOS driver) doesn't support a Native DSD option in Roon without an ASIO driver. It only supports DSD over PCM v1.0 (DoP) option unless the dac manufacturer provides an ASIO driver. Most dac manufacturers don't provide ASIO drivers for macOS just for windows os. As far as I can tell that includes Musician.

 

[T 1000]

Researching this a bit more on community.roonlabs.com, I read that macOS core audio driver (the native macOS driver) doesn't support a Native DSD option in Roon without an ASIO driver. It only supports DSD over PCM v1.0 (DoP) option unless the dac manufacturer provides an ASIO driver. Most dac manufacturers don't provide ASIO drivers for macOS just for windows os. As far as I can tell that includes Musician.

Try to contact Musician for support, I think macOS does not support ASIO. Find out online.

 

[T 1000]

BTW,@EdF22k ,welcome to the forum and this thread

 

[Ludique]

I doubt anyone with any dac is able to play native dsd with OSX.

 

[irishnutter]

Half of the reviews I've read find the bass a bit north of neutral, the other half find the bass a tad soft. Everyone seems to agree the bass is tight and articulate - the discrepancy seems to be in the bass level. What's everyone's view on this? Hard to know if these reported differences are due to system synergy, insufficient burn-in, inconsistency in the production units, etc. Thanks.

 

[kvad]

I never had any complaints about the bass with my unit. During the first day of use the higher frequencies were a bit hot though. That settled down nicely after leaving it on for about 24 hours.

 

[EdF22k]

I doubt anyone with any dac is able to play native dsd with OSX.

The only company that I read about that made a custom macOS ASIO driver for Native DSD was exacsound.

 

[leondikim]

I tried to configure I2s pin according to the website. Pressing NOS button for 3 secs does not make I2s light flashing. Has anyone successfully changed the configuration? I even held a button for over 10 secs but no avail.

 

[funkur]

I tried to configure I2s pin according to the website. Pressing NOS button for 3 secs does not make I2s light flashing. Has anyone successfully changed the configuration? I even held a button for over 10 secs but no avail.

I tried a Gustard U16 in PSA mode - worked but the unit was glitchy (lost clock sync between tracks). When it was in sync though, it sounded great. I then just tried the Matrix XSPIDF2 this weekend which outputs in PSA mode and should work, but it sounds static-y on the Pegasus.

I tried changing the I2S mode and I'm having the same issue as you. I emailed Aoshida yesterday, waiting to hear back.

 

[T 1000]

I tried a Gustard U16 in PSA mode - worked but the unit was glitchy (lost clock sync between tracks). When it was in sync though, it sounded great. I then just tried the Matrix XSPIDF2 this weekend which outputs in PSA mode and should work, but it sounds static-y on the Pegasus.

I tried changing the I2S mode and I'm having the same issue as you. I emailed Aoshida yesterday, waiting to hear back.

Let us know

 

[leondikim]

I tried a Gustard U16 in PSA mode - worked but the unit was glitchy (lost clock sync between tracks). When it was in sync though, it sounded great. I then just tried the Matrix XSPIDF2 this weekend which outputs in PSA mode and should work, but it sounds static-y on the Pegasus.

I tried changing the I2S mode and I'm having the same issue as you. I emailed Aoshida yesterday, waiting to hear back.

I've emailed to Aoshida as well. Let's see why Pegasus doesn't work on i2s configuration.

 

[T 1000]

I've emailed to Aoshida as well. Let's see why Pegasus doesn't work on i2s configuration.

Very uncomfortable. I hope we get a clarification

 

[funkur]

Very uncomfortable. I hope we get a clarification

Since I purchased the Matrix from Power Holdings (now distributing Musician in the US), they're checking on it too. They have a Matrix playing fine w/ the Pegasus at their office.

 

[Ludique]

I have tried U16 to Pegasus i2s with no problems. With external clock.