M2TECH Young DSD - Manual (Page 72)

YOUNG DSD
DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER AND PREAMPLIFIER
REVISION 1.1 – march 2014
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By accessing the drop-down menu available in the “Advanced” tab it will be possible
to choose one of the system’s available configurations. Once a configuration is
chosen, the system will automatically convert any audio signal with different sampling
frequency and resolution so that the YOUNG DSD will always work at the sampling
frequency and resolution set by the user.
Should the user need the operating system not to process the audio to be sent to the
YOUNG DSD, or when the limits of system settings need to be overcome, it is
necessary to use a player able to directly interface to the driver, using a transfer
mode like Kernel Streaming, WASAPI or ASIO, all are “bit-perfect” modes as they
ensure that no signal changes occur during the transfer from the player to the YOUNG
DSD.
8.3.5. Configuring the player: FooBar and JRiver Media Center
A player able to communicate with the driver without using the operating system
usually delivers better performance with respect to players which rely on Windows to
transport audio.
Amongst the problems or limits more often observed when the latter kind of players is
used, is the 192kHz limit, the lack of compatibility with DSD and the fact that all
various sampling frequencies are always converted to the sampling frequency
chosen by the user in the Control Panel.
As examples, following are some suggestions to use the YOUNG DSD with two well-
known media players, a free one and a commercial one.