[SOLVED] Native DSD on Snakeoil

[JD1]

With Roon, it was my understanding that the option to select "native DSD" would appear if Roon detects that the DAC can handle native DSD. No such option presents for either the Klein DAC or my DAC when using Roon on Snakeoil.

Maybe it is a Snakeoil issue or maybe some DACs don't advertise their native DSD abilities to any server. A way to force native DSD would be great.

mpd-dsd-rt is the way to force.. But havn't tried it in a while.

Do you know if Klein or your Mola mola uses XMOS?

Perhaps this is worth adding to Snakeoil. 

Mola Mola uses XMOS. Actually one that can handle up to 768k; enough for 4xDSD via DoP; but Linux computers had problems when it advertised its max sample rate as 768k so they modded it to report max 384k to servers. That is enough for native 4xDSD or DoP 2xDSD.

I've done so much reading but can't understand most of it. It seems that Linux software developers add separate support for different brands of DAC...as per your link. I think SOtM invite customers to have their DAC models included...the customer sends to SOtM the DAC info page shown within their Linux OS interface when their SOtM renderer is connected to their DAC. I have no idea how they use that info to mod their FW to include support for native DSD of a new DAC model.