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Author Topic: Himedia Q10 pro + external DAC !!  (Read 6049 times)

mprivitera1

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Himedia Q10 pro + external DAC !!
« on: November 22, 2020, 08:51:51 AM »
Hi guys,

a simple question, if I connect an external DAC to the coaxial or optical port (I want to play at 2ch HIFI) they are enabled to play  Audio 24bit 192khz ?



thanks a lot

manley

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Re: Himedia Q10 pro + external DAC !!
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2020, 09:54:50 AM »
No, the output is limited to 48khz, so everything above this will be down sampled.

mprivitera1

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Re: Himedia Q10 pro + external DAC !!
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2020, 11:58:23 AM »
.... no, ... so there is no pass-through! very sad :'( :'(

pcristi

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Re: Himedia Q10 pro + external DAC !!
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2020, 01:30:43 PM »
Did you try flac 24bit 96/192kHz with spdif raw?

mprivitera1

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Re: Himedia Q10 pro + external DAC !!
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2020, 02:56:34 PM »
no ..., I would like to buy it, I ask for information ... because I listen to a lot of liquid music in high resolution, by connecting a DAC I could have listened to it !! however it seems that the Coax / opotic outputs are limited to 48Khz

Mount81

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Re: Himedia Q10 pro + external DAC !!
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2020, 07:43:25 AM »
Moreover even 44.1kHz is converted to 48kHz and everything to 16bit which is a general Android OS limitation. (Newer Zidoo boxes are an exception).

mprivitera1

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Re: Himedia Q10 pro + external DAC !!
« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2020, 05:44:28 AM »
Moreover even 44.1kHz is converted to 48kHz and everything to 16bit which is a general Android OS limitation. (Newer Zidoo boxes are an exception).

... thanks information. BUT all the Zidoo boxes? or which model it?

pravin

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Re: Himedia Q10 pro + external DAC !!
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2020, 07:21:41 PM »
I have the same setup... Yes... if you use USB Audio output, they set to 192.. if Toslink or Coaxial, then set to 48.

You need to bypass Android Audio layer....

Only option is : USB Audio Player PRO software to bypass Android Audio layer

It works for me...

mprivitera1

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Re: Himedia Q10 pro + external DAC !!
« Reply #8 on: November 27, 2020, 07:57:44 PM »
I have the same setup... Yes... if you use USB Audio output, they set to 192.. if Toslink or Coaxial, then set to 48.

You need to bypass Android Audio layer....

Only option is : USB Audio Player PRO software to bypass Android Audio layer

It works for me...

thanks for the advice

 

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