[Genez]

Hello..

I have been trying to wade through the technical data for the DAC-10H. Does it oversample/ upsample, or native?

[mv]

Hello..

I have been trying to wade through the technical data for the DAC-10H. Does it oversample/ upsample, or native?

I would like to know the same.

[John Casler]

From another thread:

IDA-8 does up sampling and our bluetooth aptX dongle sends proprietary digital input to IDA-8 through a USB lookalike port (it is not USB) so we can ensure the highest quality for bluetooth and then up sample and decode.

Rustydoglim can clarify if this is out of context, and if it also applies to the DAC-10.

[mv]

From another thread:
 

Rustydoglim can clarify if this is out of context, and if it also applies to the DAC-10.

Rustydoglim: what is the answer to this?

[rustydoglim]

DAC-10/10H does up sampling but the freq is not selectable. We found that lower freq sources up sampled to 174.6kHz sounded the best (192kHz obviously will not be down sampled to 174.6kHz).

[srb]

DAC-10/10H does up sampling but the freq is not selectable. We found that lower freq sources up sampled to 174.6kHz sounded the best (192kHz obviously will not be down sampled to 174.6kHz).

I assume you mean of course 176.4KHz.  I would suppose then that the IDA-8 also upsamples to 176.4KHz?  I was trying to determine that in the IDA-8 topic but didn't get a definitive answer.

Steve

[rustydoglim]

Yes, IDA-8 also up sampled to 176.4kHz.
Jason

[mv]

DAC-10/10H does up sampling but the freq is not selectable. We found that lower freq sources up sampled to 174.6kHz sounded the best (192kHz obviously will not be down sampled to 174.6kHz).

How about frequencies higher than 192 kHz and DSD format?
Do they get played natively or do they get upsampled also to something?

[rustydoglim]

Higher freq get decoded in native freq.

[giordy60]

so if you send a signal to 384kHz PCM chip inside makes no no resampling, so if you send a signal to DSD 64-128-256.
it's correct ?

[Genez]

Hello..

I have been trying to wade through the technical data for the DAC-10H. Does it oversample/ upsample, or native?

I am almost sorry for posting this question.  I simply wanted to know because of a specific need of mine.  Otherwise,  upsampling can sound good when done well. But, I see that some others here are benefiting from the question just the same. So, that's good after all...

[mv]

so if you send a signal to 384kHz PCM chip inside makes no no resampling, so if you send a signal to DSD 64-128-256.
it's correct ?

Not clear what your question is, especially:

so if you send a signal to DSD 64-128-256

[giordy60]

if sending any signal to dac DSD these is read in native mode?
it's correct ?

[rustydoglim]

I will get an answer next week, engineer is busy and I am on vacation scuba diving.
I am quite sure nothing is done to your DoP stream.

[JackD]

Guys if you haven't read the two reviews of the DAC-10 and most if not all of your questions will be answered.  The TAS review deals more with the sound of the unit, but the other review delves more into the technical issues.  Plus remember this is a $1500 DAC/Preamp and not a $15,000 to $30,000 Lampi GG or Berkley Reference DAC.  It is not the be all end all, but it is a great unit for the price and much higher.

[rustydoglim]

Coincidentally another review from The Inner Fidelity also reached the same conclusion that you pretty much can't get better than this unless you are ready to spend many times more.

[giordy60]

good evening,
I read that the analog section of DAC 10 (volume control) is used a chip muses ...
"This device uses a MUSES chip combined with a proprietary look-up table to ensure that only a single resistor is in the signal path at any given volume setting."
the chip used is the 72320?
I know exactly how to "work" the volume control of DAC 10?
thank you