Q10 Pro and External DAC question

[Mount81]

Hello!

As the Pro Boxes have an audio slip issue on the analogue outputs, and also to gain a bit more SQ compared to the Box's internal DAC with the possibility of advancing later to an analogue 5.1 speaker system, I've got in my mind to buy an 5.1 external DAC to use with the Box.

The ones I've spotted so far: Link 1 and Link 2


The purpose is to send DD and DTS passthrough (and if possible stereo PCM/LPCM) with Coax or optical to these DAC's.


My questions:


1. Have here anyone ever used these or some other similar with the same purpose?


2. These have no support for DD+ and DD Atmos (only DD and DTS is stated), so I guess with RAW passthrough I won't get any sound in these cases, right? But as a workaround, will the "SPDIF LPCM conversion" setting on HiMedia work in this case? Cause SPDIF only support 2.0 channel (L)PCM audio, but in HiMedia Settings there's no 2.0 downmix option for LPCM. So what will happen in these cases?


3. I can't read anywhere in the specs if these DAC's have support also for LPCM and not just only for PCM. Any clues on this?
Cause the HiMedia Box has only LPCM output setting, but no "simple" PCM.


Thanks for the answers in advance, and any other tipp/suggestions regarding some other type of working and worthy external DAC's are also welcome!

[Mount81]

No replies so far? Futeko? :

At least I would like to know if the Box properly downmixes to stereo LPCM on the SPDIF output in the cases if the source audio is DD, DD+, DD+Atmos or DTS.

Could someone test this, or provide info from earlier experience?

Thanks!

[LeoeL]

I tried to connect my Oppo 205 to Q10 Pro as DAC but I didn't find any possible configuration in Settings to address sound to DAC. Neither in Kodi Audio Settings.