Question about the Up2stream HD DAC

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Hi,
if I am using the new HD DAC which I understand is required for high-resolution playback (in this case I’m thinking via Tidal Connect), will the high resolution audio synchronize with boards like the Up2Stream Amp V4?

I guess I’m wondering if I will need an HD DAC for each speaker set, which will be cost prohibitive.

As an alternative, I may use the analog out of the high stream DAC and feed that to the Up2Stream Amp V4’s.

Thoughts appreciated

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There is no reason that it won’t work, but of course you will not get the high resolution audio from the Up2Stream V4, but it will be ouput in 44.1/16bit.

In my opinion, this is plenty and even though much is made of 24-bit files, all 24 bits of dynamic range were only used in the studio to reduce quantization noise. The consumer versions of these files are masted with a dynamic range of or even less than 96dB, or less than a 16-bit recording.

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Hi, tidal connect in Linkplay based devices, only work in Hifi quality, 16/44.1.

Regard.

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