[SOLVED] Native DSD on Snakeoil

[agent_kith]

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.

Not entirely sure if DoP can handle 4xDSD (How many MHz is that again?). If memory serves DoP is max up to 2xDSD only but could be wrong on that.
 

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. 

SOtM uses MPD v19 (with the Jurgen patch), i.e. a version of mpd-dsd-rt I think. See here for source code: Link. I'm guessing you'd find out how they do it in that rpm file.

Edit: TotalDAC-1... Using mpd v17.6, because "it sounds better"..   Glad I'm now not the only guy who thinks that.. If memory serves, MPD-20 ain't no slouch now, will have to do a proper re-evaluation of mpd v17 against v20 some time to re-access.