euge_lee
Member
- Joined
- Sep 1, 2022
- Messages
- 25
- Likes
- 15
Hello, newbie here and love reading all the informative discusssions!
I have a couple questions regarding the "optimal/best" method (if even theoretical) for handing sampling rates. I was reading last night about my MiniDSP 2x4 HD which is basically my "DAC/PreAmp" before an amplifier and powered subs. The MiniDSP internally processes at 24/96kHz so I was wondering...
Should I have Roon do the SRC to 96kHz because (theoretically, or maybe proven) the CPU processing of my Roon Core would do it better than the hardware on a MiniDSP 2x4 HD? Any difference if I upgrade to a MiniDSP Flex?
Also, do we know for sure that if I send it "native" 96kHz that it won't blindly re-sample it again despite it processing 96kHz to 96kHz? Does the logic inside the programming know to not bother processing it or is there a chance/likelihood that "dumb" logic inside would take anything (even what it wants natively) and apply resampling just to be sure? If this is the case, then I may be adding an unnecessary step in Roon by matching my DAC's native sampling rate.
And depending on the answers to above... then should I also set my Roon zone for my Home Theater (Marantz AVR) to 48kHz?
I know that ideally any upsampling should be done by the "power of 2" but since a device wants a specific native sampling rate but to do proper matching, this would also include upsampling by factors other than x2.
EDIT: BTW, I absolutely don't have good enough ears to hear any difference, it's just the geek in me wanting to know just to know... and I enjoy tinkering with settings to get them "optimal" despite any audible differences.
I have a couple questions regarding the "optimal/best" method (if even theoretical) for handing sampling rates. I was reading last night about my MiniDSP 2x4 HD which is basically my "DAC/PreAmp" before an amplifier and powered subs. The MiniDSP internally processes at 24/96kHz so I was wondering...
Should I have Roon do the SRC to 96kHz because (theoretically, or maybe proven) the CPU processing of my Roon Core would do it better than the hardware on a MiniDSP 2x4 HD? Any difference if I upgrade to a MiniDSP Flex?
Also, do we know for sure that if I send it "native" 96kHz that it won't blindly re-sample it again despite it processing 96kHz to 96kHz? Does the logic inside the programming know to not bother processing it or is there a chance/likelihood that "dumb" logic inside would take anything (even what it wants natively) and apply resampling just to be sure? If this is the case, then I may be adding an unnecessary step in Roon by matching my DAC's native sampling rate.
And depending on the answers to above... then should I also set my Roon zone for my Home Theater (Marantz AVR) to 48kHz?
I know that ideally any upsampling should be done by the "power of 2" but since a device wants a specific native sampling rate but to do proper matching, this would also include upsampling by factors other than x2.
EDIT: BTW, I absolutely don't have good enough ears to hear any difference, it's just the geek in me wanting to know just to know... and I enjoy tinkering with settings to get them "optimal" despite any audible differences.
