So it goes (as an example):Īirplay 2 (Spotify/Apple Music/Deezer/whatever) to Airport Express → TOSlink → miniDSP USBStreamer → USB → HQPe server I use an Airport Express (Airplay 2 - not technically Spotify Connect but doesn’t matter). There’s heaps out there at different prices. This is used for Toslink INPUT and USB OUTPUT - connecting to any USB port (type A) of your HQPe server.Ī Spotify Connect TOSlink source could be a cheap Chromecast Audio device or a Bluesound Node 2i or a Sonos Connect. If you buy a miniDSP USBStreamer and any Spotify Connect device with TOSlink output, then you can play Spotify/Deezer/Apple Music through HQPlayer. Feel free to ask if anything is unclearĮdit: I spell like ■■■■ … hope you understand anyway Each monitor and sub has its own DAC, so the AES line is daisy chained between the monitors and sub-woofer. From the HQP the signal travels over USB to a digital interface converting any output from HQP Embedded PC to AES, balanced digital stream. Spotify PC should I hope, communicate like the Roon Rock PC, but Roon offers a IP-address entry, while the Spotify PC do not. Distance not so far, but not possible to make shorter (noise). The Spotify PC It is connected to the local network and “sees” the HQP computer in Explorer, The HQP PC’s IP-address available to read from the desired Spotify PC. No DSP or any signal tempering, just “as is”. Roon ROCK does nothing except playback NAS, Tidal and Qobuz. Roon ROCK PC is also, talking to same network, addressing the HQP PC’s IP entry I added in Roon ROCK PC. The HQP Embedded PC is in listening room (dead silent). If the D90 is really a better DAC, then option #2 seems best.The Spotify PC is in separate room from my listening room, 'cuz not quiet enough, will be remotly run by spotify connect over wifi-LAN. Ultimately, If the Mini's DAC performance is close enough to the D90, there wouldn't be much reason for configuration option #2 and I would probably just stick with option #1. With this option, the D90 is handling the DAC duties for the bulk of the music.but there's an additional Digital connection added to the chain (MiniDSP to D90). Does anyone know if the MiniDSP SHD Windows drivers support allowing the Tidal player to use the WASAPI interface?Ģ) Let the MiniDSP handle the PC USB input and use the Mini digital out to feed the D90 (high signal) and the Mini analog outs to feed the sub. The Toppings drivers lets you set Tidal to exclusive use of the Topping audio device/driver (via WASAPI). Last, there is the question of replacing the Topping audio drivers on the PC with the MiniDSP's drivers. On a smaller note, this would also require pushing the MQA processing back to the Tidal software on the PC. This seems like the simplest solution but I hate the idea of losing the D90. Here are the 2 options that I was considering.ġ) Remove the D90 altogether and let the MiniDSP handle the PC USB input and DAC duties.then directly feed the Mini analog output to both the E40 (high signal) and the Sub (low signal). But, going down the MiniDSP SHD road raises the question of how to hook it up. The other advantage of the MiniDSP SHD seems to be the ability to apply corrections to the M105s and Sub independently. (knowing that I could later add Roon and define the MiniDSP as an endpoint). I thought about Roon (which helps solve the larger whole house problem) but I'm not quite ready to go down the full Roon approach just yet and, instead, have been eyeing adding a MiniDSP SHD to provide DSP/Dirac support. Its great combination but none of those components comes with DSP support. i7 based Windows PC -> Matrix Audio USB board -> Topping D90 DAC (MQA version) -> Keces E40 integrated amp -> Revel M105s and a Pinnacle Sub (I am also looking into replacing the sub). I also do some casual listening on Spotify and Youtube. Music is sourced from a PC with most critical listening coming from either Tidal or Media Monkey playing FLAC files located on a Synology NAS (mainly std redbook CD RIPs). Some details.That system is located in a small/mid sized room (14x14) and is a nearfield setup on a large desk sitting in the middle of the room. I have a couple of systems where I will want to add DSP eventually but I'm currently focused on my office system that I use for most of my audio listening. I'd like to get started with DSP but need to figure out how to add DSP processing to my system(s). Newbie - so feel free to point me elsewhere if there are existing topics/threads that address this.
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