We have made that simple with a compact turnkey optional engine for the Superstream, called the Superserve. The main complaint with the software is how complicated it is. If your DAC is DSD capable, this software can launch the sound of your DAC through the stratosphere. ' 2: Hqplayer NAA: In this mode you can take advantage of the SOTA upsampling/modulation software called Hqplayer by Signalyst in Finland. I just ordered the DSD 512 dual mono Golden Gate board. My DAC is a Lampizator Big7, Amanero board. Power these with Linear Power Supplies or batteries. Use a Media converter to go from Ethernet to Optical Fibre at your server, and then use another one at the NAA side. Miska also has pre-defined images you can install directly for some devices.įurther enhancements have been found for some systems, mainly by a CA co-member named Jabbr:

On this, you can install Linux and the networkaudiodaemon. Mind you, the thread is big, so sometimes it's better just to make a new question or a new thread particular to your DAC.Īfter that, if you think you need further isolation (and it might not be the case with MSB as I know they engineer their equipment very well), you can plan putting HQP in client-server mode and get a smaller device for the NAA with Ethernet.Īn example of the NAA is a Beaglebone Black. Some of the algorithms are optimised for speed if your computer isn't powerful enough.įor more detailed views on various combinations and settings, the main HQ Player thread over at CA is the reference. When you do get sound, then you can try changing the up-conversion features and the filters and modulators. So, my recommendation is to start with Configuration 1, get it working, get to know the interface and some of its quirks first.

That second smaller device is called the NAA and is what is connected to your DAC (usually by USB, but you could also do direct I2S connection to DAC boards).

In this, HQ Player runs on your main computer, is connected via Ethernet to a much smaller device which runs Miska's networkaudiodaemon. In this, HQ Player runs on your main computer, which is connected to your DAC by USB.Ģ. The direct-to-DAC computer connection (not ideal). There are two main configurations you need to be aware of:ġ. However, you will want to test a few (let's say from 3-5) to reach the ideal ones in your set up. There's no need to test every permutation.

Hqplayer naa setup