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I am looking for a kind recommendation wrt to a multichannel DAC that I want to use to better integrate 2 active subs with 2 passive 3 way speakers.
My current setup is a
Mac Mini running Roon - USB to SPDIF converter - MiniDSP DDRC22D (DIRAC live) - Weiss 202 DAC - Pre-Amp - 2 JL Audio E112 Subs (internal XO 60 Hz) - Power Amp - Speakers.
Since I would like to experiment with Audiolense or Acourate, the new set up I have in mind is
1) Mac Mini running Roon and loading either Audiolense or Acourate filters into Roon's convolution engine (and also setting up the crossovers for the Subs within Audiolense or Acourate)
2) Using a Multichannel DAC to output either
a) 3 analogue signals (2 subs and 1 pre/poweramp) or
b) 2 analogue signals (2 subs) and one digital signal to keep my Weiss DAC for everything above the crossover frequency.
The MC Dacs I have been looking into so far are:
Motu UltraLite MK4
RME ADI-8 QS
Lynx Hilo
Ideally, I would like to avoid a SMPS - unfortunately the RME has one. The other concern I have for instance with the Motu is that its SPDIF output is limited to 96 kHz (which is only a problem in 2b of course) - do I understand it correctly that the AES/EBU output of the Lynx Hilo would not have this limitation? I couldn't find any more precise specs on this.
Thanks!
My current setup is a
Mac Mini running Roon - USB to SPDIF converter - MiniDSP DDRC22D (DIRAC live) - Weiss 202 DAC - Pre-Amp - 2 JL Audio E112 Subs (internal XO 60 Hz) - Power Amp - Speakers.
Since I would like to experiment with Audiolense or Acourate, the new set up I have in mind is
1) Mac Mini running Roon and loading either Audiolense or Acourate filters into Roon's convolution engine (and also setting up the crossovers for the Subs within Audiolense or Acourate)
2) Using a Multichannel DAC to output either
a) 3 analogue signals (2 subs and 1 pre/poweramp) or
b) 2 analogue signals (2 subs) and one digital signal to keep my Weiss DAC for everything above the crossover frequency.
The MC Dacs I have been looking into so far are:
Motu UltraLite MK4
RME ADI-8 QS
Lynx Hilo
Ideally, I would like to avoid a SMPS - unfortunately the RME has one. The other concern I have for instance with the Motu is that its SPDIF output is limited to 96 kHz (which is only a problem in 2b of course) - do I understand it correctly that the AES/EBU output of the Lynx Hilo would not have this limitation? I couldn't find any more precise specs on this.
Thanks!
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