Is there such a thing as a downsampler that inputs 24/192 and feeds out 24/96 ?

[audiopile]

My speakers (Meridian DSP-5000 )will accept up to a 24/96 input. In the past my Bluesound Node 2 worked fine run SPDIF out into a DAC-3 hgc Benchmark (MQA selections were only fed out digitally at 24/96). I used the digital pass thru feature and fed this onto my speakers. This worked fine but now that so much music is being offered in higher resolution -the Meridians make no music-just mute. Right off hand -the only way i can see to get this to work is to feed the audio out from the Benchmark into one of my ADCs set to 24/96 and then feed that on to my speakers -this will probably work just fine as long as I don't overdrive the input to the ADC.
But does such a device as a down sampler exist -that would allow me to take the 24/192 Spdif feed and turn it into 24/96 SPDIF ?

 

[Blumlein 88]

Mutec makes a few such devices.

 

[staticV3]

Consider replacing your Bluesound Node 2 with a WiiM Pro or WiiM Ultra.

The WiiM supports setting a maximum output sample rate in the Control App.

All input signals at or below that rate will be played natively and all input signals above will be downsampled to the specified rate.

You can then keep using your Benchmark's pass-through and the Meridian's digital input.

 

[audiopile]

Great -these are worth looking at -likely the solution to my problem .

 

[Blumlein 88]

I think staticV3 offered a better solution than getting a Mutec. The Mutecs are a bit pricey.

 

[audiopile]

I noticed the price difference -even used Mutec pieces are a bit more than I want to spend - probably well worth it for pro/studio use -but the Wiim stuff seems to be the solution.
Thank you

 

[audiopile]

Looks like for my use the WiiM pro would do it. Am I right that I'd have to use my phone to control it or can that be done from my laptop on the wired LAN ?

 

[kemmler3D]

Looks like for my use the WiiM pro would do it. Am I right that I'd have to use my phone to control it or can that be done from my laptop on the wired LAN ?

I own several WiiM units but I had to look this up. There are beta Windows and Mac OS apps, so you can control them from the laptop. Just tried the Mac one and it worked right away.

I ASSUME they will also work over a wired connection if your WiiMs are on the same network, but I did not test this.

 

[raif71]

Consider replacing your Bluesound Node 2 with a WiiM Pro or WiiM Ultra.

The WiiM supports setting a maximum output sample rate in the Control App.

All input signals at or below that rate will be played natively and all input signals above will be downsampled to the specified rate.

You can then keep using your Benchmark's pass-through and the Meridian's digital input.

I wonder if there is a device that if sampling rate is less than desired output, will oversample the signal plus of course the usual downsample if it is over the desired output.

 

[Roland68]

My speakers (Meridian DSP-5000 )will accept up to a 24/96 input. In the past my Bluesound Node 2 worked fine run SPDIF out into a DAC-3 hgc Benchmark (MQA selections were only fed out digitally at 24/96). I used the digital pass thru feature and fed this onto my speakers. This worked fine but now that so much music is being offered in higher resolution -the Meridians make no music-just mute. Right off hand -the only way i can see to get this to work is to feed the audio out from the Benchmark into one of my ADCs set to 24/96 and then feed that on to my speakers -this will probably work just fine as long as I don't overdrive the input to the ADC.
But does such a device as a down sampler exist -that would allow me to take the 24/192 Spdif feed and turn it into 24/96 SPDIF ?

I wonder if there is a device that if sampling rate is less than desired output, will oversample the signal plus of course the usual downsample if it is over the desired output.

For this kind of functionality, you can use the sample rate converter board with AK4137 and AK4118, for example, from Aliexpress. The small AK4118 board is also sufficient up to 192 kHz. Output in all formats and connections.
Requires a little DIY skill, but it works perfectly.

 

[raif71]

For this kind of functionality, you can use the sample rate converter board with AK4137 and AK4118, for example, from Aliexpress. The small AK4118 board is also sufficient up to 192 kHz. Output in all formats and connections.
Requires a little DIY skill, but it works perfectly.

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Thanks. I think this is a good usecase for DACs that limit their input signal to just 192khz and the user want to upsample every lower signal to 192khz. Just package the pcb as a blackbox with the necessary ins/outs exposed and use it between player source such as a DAP and the 192khz limited DAC.

 

[audiopile]

What I've done for now is feed the Node 2 into one of the spdif inputs on the DAC-3 -come out the balanced out into the balanced in on a MSB PAD-1-that goes into the Meridian DSP-5000 - the unbalnced outputs on the DAC-3 feed into the crossovers for my friend's Linkweitz 521.4 that he's loaned me. Just got to remember to turn the volume on the DAC-3 down when I turn on the Linkweitz's. Never run both types at the same time -so shouldn't be a problem. This strange arraignment does work -gets 24/192 off of Tidal into my Meridians.I've owned the DAC3-HGC for six years now -keep finding odd ways to use it. In too many years of audio obsession -this is the second most expensive component I've bought -worth every penny.