Unable to get 768kHz - 512 DSD with my new Dac SMSL M6 setup

[Smislov]

Hey guys,

Recently, I bought a new SMSL M6 dac. Long story short, I'm not able to get the highest kHz, only the 384k/256dsd.
I have installed the newest XMOS USBAudio v4.67 (win 10).

This is the product overview of the SMSL M6 Dac.

Thanks for the help!

 

[JohnYang1997]

I know there may be some technical issues with this. But do you really need that? There is no recording that's recorded at those formats.

 

[Zek]

Has anyone tried this new SMSL M6 DAC on MacOS?
What is the maximum DSD file that can be played (DSD 256 or DSD 512)?

 

[zym1010]

DSD512 is NO on Mac, regardless of DACs (unless your DAC has some ASIO driver, which AFIK is only for exaSound products).

 

[Zek]

DSD512 is NO on Mac,...

Why, because of Mac USB 2 configuration?
You can't get DSD 512 on Sabaj D5 with your Mac?

 

[zym1010]

Why, because of Mac USB 2 configuration?
You can't get DSD 512 on Sabaj D5 with your Mac?

I believe it’s because CoreAudio on Mac is very difficult to be bypassed, and therefore DSD on Mac has to be done in DoP. DSD512 in DoP I think needs more than 768kHz PCM, and is this not supported.

 

[Veri]

I believe it’s because CoreAudio on Mac is very difficult to be bypassed, and therefore DSD on Mac has to be done in DoP. DSD512 in DoP I think needs more than 768kHz PCM, and is this not supported.

One would need 1536Khz PCM over the xmos controller. holo spring 2 can do it stably, not sure about others.

So no over default firmware that won't work.

 

[TuneInSoul]

I found smsl m6 only support pcm up to 384kHz and dsd256 on a Chinese website.

 

[Zek]

I found smsl m6 only support pcm up to 384kHz and dsd256 on a Chinese website.

This is for old model.
New one support DSD 512
https://hifi-express.com/collection...-optical-coaxial-input?variant=18595729244260

 

[Zek]

I believe it’s because CoreAudio on Mac is very difficult to be bypassed, and therefore DSD on Mac has to be done in DoP. DSD512 in DoP I think needs more than 768kHz PCM, and is this not supported.

Have you tried HQPlayer4?

 

[zym1010]

Have you tried HQPlayer4?

No money for that... but I think in general DSD on Mac can be only done in DoP; also, there is no DSD512 recording anyway (existing DSD512 files are generated based on DSD256 recordings AFIK).

 

[Ron Texas]

Why would anyone want to do this? Besides, DSD precludes the use of DSP functions for room EQ and subwoofer integration.

 

[Smislov]

I finally menage dsd 512 ... On Music Bee, and Jriver it's played with out of problems on foobar lot of problems. In the end I install new ASIOProxyInstall-0.9.4 and menage to configure preference. Install instructions (picture)... but with XMOS_USBAudio_v4.41.0_2018-04_setup drivers and ASIOProxyInstall-0.9.4. and Super Audio CD Decoder 1.1.4.

 

[Smislov]

This is setup for computer on work preferences are little on down size, because computer start to go on slow side

 

[zym1010]

Yeah for DSD512, seems that specific versions of libs are needed on foobar 2000. Not only for this DAC, but for others as well.