Pro plus and Roon and DSD

[sydlin]

Firm updated on my pro+, connected to ifi pro iDSD. Roon the DSD file shows pro+ actually converts DSD to PCM

 

[sydlin]

 

[Brantome]

Isn't that Roon doing the conversion before it gets anywhere near the Pro Plus?

 

[Brantome]

"If you see a signal path like this, where the only thing going on is DSD->PCM conversion and (possibly) a subsequent sample rate conversion, it's almost certain that Roon is converting because it doesn't think your device can handle DSD directly:"

https://help.roonlabs.com/portal/en/kb/articles/conversion-to-pcm#Devices_must_support_DSD_to_play_DSD

 

[sydlin]

"If you see a signal path like this, where the only thing going on is DSD->PCM conversion and (possibly) a subsequent sample rate conversion, it's almost certain that Roon is converting because it doesn't think your device can handle DSD directly:"

https://help.roonlabs.com/portal/en/kb/articles/conversion-to-pcm#Devices_must_support_DSD_to_play_DSD

Ok. But when I connect Nucleus to ifi pro iDSD directly it shows DSD

 

[BadMan]

Ok. But when I connect Nucleus to ifi pro iDSD directly it shows DSD

Wiim Pro Plus can handle only PCM

 

[CrystalGipsy]

It doesn’t support native DSD only up to 192/24. Wiim need to sort out their bad marketing as it’s confusing all users. Stating that the DAC supports DSD and higher PCM, when their software doesn’t and downsamples is not good practice.

 

[CrystalGipsy]

Isn't that Roon doing the conversion before it gets anywhere near the Pro Plus?

That’s because the Wiim reports that’s all it supports which is correct. It also doesn’t support DoP so had no way of putting out via Spdif regardless.

 

[Brantome]

I agree WiiM should make a clear statement as to what they’re doing about DSD support on the Pro Plus

 

[CrystalGipsy]

I agree WiiM should make a clear statement as to what they’re doing about DSD support on the Pro Plus

For any DSP it will always convert to PCM so as it has a digital volume I imagine it always does, but setting to fixed should negate that.

 

[sydlin]

I agree WiiM should make a clear statement as to what they’re doing about DSD support on the Pro Plus

Refund please

 

[Brantome]

Refund please

Speak to your retailer if that‘s the course you wish to take. I don’t think any of your fellow users here expect to pitch in