Hi,
I’m using the Fiio New KA3 as DAC and it supports up to DSD 265. I have some files Native DSD and I can’t get to play them as DSD. I have the DSD over PCM activated and even if I setup the upsampling options to DSD, the KA3 play all files as DSD excepted the Native DSD Files. Audirvana always play the DSD Files as 32/352 Khz
First audirvana don’t upsample dsd files, so turn upsampling off
Did you set dsd over pcm 1.1, not 1.0 ?
Paste debug info here…
How are you connecting your DAC to the Mac?
…macOS uses DoP 1.1 to transmit native/raw DSD to your DAC…
The DoP 1.1 PCM carrier sample-rates are: 176.4kHz (DSD64), 352.8kHz (DSD128), 705.6kHz (DSD256)
You can force all PCMxxx to be up-sampled (modulated) to DSDxxx using r8Brain (Forced up-sampling type = to DSD) then set to your desired DSD sample-rate, DSD64, DSD128, DSD256…)
Audirvana will ignore any up-sampling setting when playing native DSDxxx files…
I turned it off I just wanted to know if the DAC recognize the DSD and it does.
Yes, it’s set over ppm 1.1
Debug info:
Audirvana Studio 2.2.3 (20203)
macOS 13.2.1 with 32GB physical RAM
Connected account of : Fabian Escalona
SIGNAL PROCESSING:
Polarity Inversion:
Globally: OFF
Per track: ON
Effects plugins NOT ACTIVE
UPSAMPLING:
r8brain not in use
r8brain filter parameters
Bandwidth = 99.5%
Stop band attenuation 218dB
Phase linear
AUDIO VOLUME:
Max allowed volume: 100
Replay Gain: None
SW volume control: ON
LIBRARY SETTINGS:
Sync list: 1 folders
AUTO: /Users/fabianescalona/Documents/Music
iTunes/Music library synchronization: last synchronized on Tue Feb 14 14:42:34 2023
Library database path: /Users/fabianescalona/Library/Application Support/Audirvana/AudirvanaDatabase.sqlite
Remote Control server:
Listening on 127.0.0.1 on port 50115
ACTIVE STREAMING SERVICES
Qobuz: Connected as Qobuz Studio
TIDAL: Connected as HIFI
=================== AUDIO DEVICE ========================
Active method: Local
Max. memory for audio buffers: 31744MB
Local Audio Engine: CoreAudio
Exclusive access: ON
Integer mode: ON
Use max I/O buffer size: OFF
Actual I/O buffer frame size: 512
Preferred device:
GuangZhou FiiO Electronics Co.,Ltd FiiO K3
Model UID:FiiO K3:2972:0047
UID:AppleUSBAudioEngine:GuangZhou FiiO Electronics Co.,Ltd:FiiO K3:2112000:1
Active Sample Rate: 96kHz
Hog Mode is off
Bridge settings:
Sample rate limitation: none
Sample rate switching latency: none
Limit bitdepth to 24bit: OFF
Mute during sample rate change: OFF
Selected device:FiiO K3
Manufacturer: GuangZhou FiiO Electronics Co.,Ltd
Model name: GuangZhou FiiO Electronics Co.,Ltd FiiO K3
Model UID: FiiO K3:2972:0047
UID: AppleUSBAudioEngine:GuangZhou FiiO Electronics Co.,Ltd:FiiO K3:2112000:1
USB Vendor ID: 0x2972
USB Product ID: 0x0047
ID 0xbc
8 available sample rates up to 384000Hz
44100
48000
88200
96000
176400
192000
352800
384000
Audio buffer frame size : 29 to 4096 frames
Current I/O buffer frame size : 512
Volume Control
Physical: No
Virtual: No
MQA capability
Auto-detect MQA devices: Yes
Not a MQA device, user set to not MQA
DSD capability: DSD via PCM 1.1
Device audio channels
Preferred stereo channels L:1 R:2
Channel bitmap: Ox3, layout:
Channel 0 mapped to 0
Channel 1 mapped to 1
Audio channels in use
Number of channels: 2
Use as stereo device only: No
Simple stereo device: Yes
1 output streams:
Number of active channels: 2, in 1 stream(s)
Channel #0 :Stream 0 channel 0
Channel #1 :Stream 0 channel 1
Stream ID 0xbd 2 channels starting at 1
24 virtual formats:
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 384kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 352.8kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 192kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 176.4kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 96kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 88.2kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 48kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Float 44.1kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 384kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 352.8kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 192kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 176.4kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 96kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 88.2kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 48kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 44.1kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 384kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 352.8kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 192kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 176.4kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 96kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 88.2kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 48kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 44.1kHz
32 physical formats
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 384kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 352.8kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 192kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 176.4kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 96kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 88.2kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 48kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 44.1kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 384kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 352.8kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 192kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 176.4kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 96kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 88.2kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 48kHz
2 ch Mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 44.1kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 384kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 352.8kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 192kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 176.4kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 96kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 88.2kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 48kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 32 little endian Signed Integer 44.1kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 384kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 352.8kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 192kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 176.4kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 96kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 88.2kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 48kHz
2 ch Non-mixable linear PCM Interleaved 16 little endian Signed Integer 44.1kHz
Local devices found : 8
Device #0: ID 0x3c BenQ LCD
Manufacturer: BNQ
Model UID: 09D11B80-0000-0000-111E-010380351E78
UID: 09D11B80-0000-0000-111E-010380351E78
Model name: BNQ BenQ LCD
Device #1: ID 0x36 USB Audio CODEC
Manufacturer: Burr-Brown from TI
Model UID: USB Audio CODEC :08BB:2902
UID: AppleUSBAudioEngine:Burr-Brown from TI :USB Audio CODEC :2130000:1
USB Vendor ID: 0x08bb
USB Product ID: 0x2902
Model name: Burr-Brown from TI USB Audio CODEC
Device #2: ID 0xbc FiiO K3
Manufacturer: GuangZhou FiiO Electronics Co.,Ltd
Model UID: FiiO K3:2972:0047
UID: AppleUSBAudioEngine:GuangZhou FiiO Electronics Co.,Ltd:FiiO K3:2112000:1
USB Vendor ID: 0x2972
USB Product ID: 0x0047
Model name: GuangZhou FiiO Electronics Co.,Ltd FiiO K3
Device #3: ID 0x51 BlackHole 16ch
Manufacturer: Existential Audio Inc.
Model UID: BlackHole16ch_ModelUID
UID: BlackHole16ch_UID
Model name: Existential Audio Inc. BlackHole 16ch
Device #4: ID 0x76 MacBook Pro Speakers
Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
Model UID: Speaker
UID: BuiltInSpeakerDevice
Model name: Apple Inc. MacBook Pro Speakers
Device #5: ID 0x59 Microsoft Teams Audio
Manufacturer: Microsoft Corp.
Model UID: MSLoopbackDriverDevice_ModelUID
UID: MSLoopbackDriverDevice_UID
Model name: Microsoft Corp. Microsoft Teams Audio
Device #6: ID 0x4e Multi-Output Device
Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
Model UID: ~:AMS2_StackedOutput:0
UID: ~:AMS2_StackedOutput:0
Model name: Apple Inc. Multi-Output Device
Device #7: ID 0x4b blackhole + headphones
Manufacturer: Apple Inc.
Model UID: ~:AMS2_StackedOutput:1
UID: ~:AMS2_StackedOutput:1
Model name: Apple Inc. blackhole + headphones
UPnP
UPnP devices found : 0
Chromecast
Chromecast devices found : 0
I’m connecting the DAC via USB C to A
Also I don’t know why Audirvana shows only DSD 64 and DSD128 as available if my dac supports up to DSD256
First not related, but lower memory buffer to 25000 out of 32gb of memory.
Hog mode is off, better or should be on ?
Auto detect mqa… not related. but put it at not if not mqa dac…
Can’t see why you can’t play dsd as dsd… settings on your dac not correct?
For the buffer memory Audirvana always recommand like 3gb for the system, so out of 32gb…
Hmmm, i think for mac is max 256.
Will not do 512…
I agree, but will play good also at 25000, so if he or she wants to upsample after, the 25000 will be better for…
I have 20gb on a macmini 2018, and set it to 17000, not even upsampling, loads faster, but 6000 will works too…
After cd as buffered after seconds, macmini is sleeping almost, never working 
Where can I activate the hog mode?
Everything is correct on dac I don’t know what’s going on, the dac shows green light when playing did and only turns green with upsampling
Thank you so much!
You can see my dac stop at dsd128
but my macmini can go to dsd256
You streaming ? Dsd only works direct connect? Writing anything girlfriend abusing me lol bye
The are local DSD files. Good luck with your gf
@FabsEscalona … This is why you see DSD capability to DSD128 (5.6Mhz) and not beyond…
Your DAC only supports PCM sample-rates to 384kHz… Your DAC needs to support 705.6kHz (2 x 352.8kHz) to be able to transmit DSD256 (11.2MHz) via DoP 1.1…
