Flac:wav and DXD

[beckphotonik]

(21-01-2016 10:28)simoncn Wrote:  

(20-01-2016 22:56)beckphotonik Wrote:  DXD flac:wav, I used to set flac:wav24 before I had the Melco and streamed over Ethernet. I thought of trying flac:wav on the Melco USB to see if it made a difference, it works fine up to 192KHz PCM but not DXD. The flac plays perfectly if I remove the flac:wav transcode option.

Thanks, I understand the scenario now. I registered with NativeDSD but there aren't any DXD test tracks in FLAC format that I could download (they are all WAV). Instead, I downloaded a DXD FLAC file from 2L and this plays OK as native FLAC and also with flac:wav transcoding. I was using Linn Kinsky and the Melco USB renderer with a USB connection to my Chord Hugo TT.

What control point, renderer and DAC were you using? Can you try the same 2L test track that I was using? You can download it from this link.

Edit: Is it possible that the FLAC file you were using was so large that uncompressing it to WAV exceeded the 4GB size limit for WAV files? (Some renderers have a 2GB limit for WAV files and some renderers have other limits for the largest file size they can accept.) Can you try the smallest DXD file you have to see if this makes a difference?

Your test track works! My smallest track is 210MB, about 3 times the size of yours and I cannot tell what compression factor it is so it could be quite large.
This really is not a big deal for me, I just thought it strange that it didn't work so thought it would be appropriate to report it. Unless you want to investigate further, I am happy to consider this closed.