Hi Russ

Obviously, playing the DSD files via the USB Input is the most likely explanation... and indeed that's what I thought when I read Ian's first post.

However, follow up questions from Ludwig resulted in a very specific rebuttal of using the USB Input from Ian... and he specifically mentions streaming music from their MC600.

There seems no obvious way to stream music from an MC600 to an 818's USB... except perhaps via a SPDIF to USB convertor of some description... [or perhaps MC600 SPDIF Out to 818v3 SPDIF Input... even though I wonder if the SPDIF In is or will be 24/192 capable as USB IN is likely to be???]... questions, questions, questions.

And Ian was very definitive in saying that USB was not involved... hence my question about specific Sooloos and ID41 Firmware versions.

I think it's fair to say that Sooloos taking DSD files already was "surprising" to everyone here [in that Meridian hadn't said that was released as yet]... so maybe it's possible that a version of Sooloos combined with new Firmware on the 818v3's ID41 would enable DSD replay without the issues that Altus has described.

Specific answers to the above questions would help us all better understand what's happening here!!

Cheers

Originally Posted by Martins HiFi
I have plenty of DSD files here, playing lovely via the ID card within the 818v3.

These files are being streamed via our internal network. Music is stored on the Media Core 600.

Not unclear at all..

I can't see where I have written USB anywhere...?

Note also I mentioned "playing lovely via the ID card within the 818v3..."

Music is on the MC600, not MD600.

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