Topping D10s: Setting the correct bitdepth and bitrate on Windows

[HeadphoneXHunter]

Hi guys,

I am just wondering how to set up the correct bitdepth and bitrate on Windows 10 for my beloved D10s.

Standard settings are 32 Bit 48 000 Hz, which works just fine. But when setting things to 32 Bit 384 000 Hz Spotify isn´t playing back songs anymore.
Tidal still works perfectly fine. Windows Groove-Music also works fine. However, the D10s only and always displays 48.0 PCM or 384 PCM (depending on the settings in Windows that I chose) when streaming both from Spotify and Groove-Music.

Is there an explanation why Spotify doesn´t work with the above mentioned settings? How can I change that? And is the DAC supposed to always display the same PCM when streaming from e.g. Spotify?

Thank you very much in advance!

 

[Jimbob54]

Hi guys,

I am just wondering how to set up the correct bitdepth and bitrate on Windows 10 for my beloved D10s.

Standard settings are 32 Bit 48 000 Hz, which works just fine. But when setting things to 32 Bit 384 000 Hz Spotify isn´t playing back songs anymore.
Tidal still works perfectly fine. Windows Groove-Music also works fine. However, the D10s only and always displays 48.0 PCM or 384 PCM (depending on the settings in Windows that I chose) when streaming both from Spotify and Groove-Music.

Is there an explanation why Spotify doesn´t work with the above mentioned settings? How can I change that? And is the DAC supposed to always display the same PCM when streaming from e.g. Spotify?

Thank you very much in advance!

I assume you have nothing/ little above CD quality to play?

If so, set to 16 bit 44.1khz as that will be the native rate for the bulk of spotify tracks. There is no mileage in upsampling to 384 or any other high PCM

EDIT- which Tidal sub do you have? Maybe 24/44.1

 

[Vincent Kars]

It works the other way round.
The setting you choose in the Windows sound panel is the one used by the DAC simply because Win resamples all audio to this setting.

Bitdepth: use the max as supported by your DAC.
Sample rate: use the one that is most common for audio = 44.1 Khz.

There are options for automatic sample rate switching (WASAPI exclusive mode) but your media player must support this.
Bit more detail: https://www.thewelltemperedcomputer.com/SW/Windows/Win7/AudioPanel.htm

 

[Jimbob54]

[QUOTE="Vincent Kars, post: 492628, member: 21"


There are options for automatic sample rate switching (WASAPI exclusive mode) but your media player must support this.
Bit more detail: https://www.thewelltemperedcomputer.com/SW/Windows/Win7/AudioPanel.htm[/QUOTE]

Tidal does, Spotify does not for some unknown reason.

 

[HeadphoneXHunter]

I assume you have nothing/ little above CD quality to play?

EDIT- which Tidal sub do you have? Maybe 24/44.1

I have that 24 Bit/96 kHz "Master"-Sub. Other than that I indeed am using nothing above CD quality.

Ah okay, than that´s the reason while using Spotify the DAC always displays the same PCM...

 

[Jimbob54]

I have that 24 Bit/96 kHz "Master"-Sub. Other than that I indeed am using nothing above CD quality.

Ah okay, than that´s the reason while using Spotify the DAC always displays the same PCM...

Right - fairly easy then- set Tidal to Exclusive mode, volume disabled and to do the software decode of MQA- that will then pass native rates up to 24/96 regardless of Windows settings

Set windows to 24/44.1 as everything else you have will be at that or less. Like Vincent says.

 

[HeadphoneXHunter]

Perfect! One more question regarding WASAPI. How do I set it up or do I even have to set it up in the first place?

 

[Vincent Kars]

WASAPI is part of Windows, more or less their own ASIO driver.
In the audio panel you check exclusive mode

In your media player you select WASAPI as the driver e.g. MusicBee:

 

[JohnYang1997]

Spotify doesn't support higher than 192khz in window audio. It really doesn't matter as all the music on Spotify are 44.1khz.

 

[HeadphoneXHunter]

Thanks a lot for the answers! And @JohnYang1997 for the great amp!