That price has me tempted again into exploring a good headphone set-up before the A16 Smyth turns up...

Would I need anything other than using my PC as a local zone, controlled via Control:PC to get the best non-MQA music via USB experience from the Prime combo?

I struggled when testing my PC with the Chord Mojo to get anything other than 44khz out by USB despite having some recordings in my Sooloos library at 24/192. A quick search of the forum and I couldn't find a clear answer on what the local zone playback actually does (if anything) to the FLAC source files stored in my C15.

I fear the combo would be a waste if the local zone was only spitting out compressed 44khz. I realise I could go down the tidal route but I like my very basic Sooloos setup and am not keen on subscription services for music.

I would be using it with a Surface Pro if that makes a difference - and probably via the surface dock which could throw an extra complication into the mix... Anyone running their's in this way?

Cheers
Simon


Main: MS600, G61R, DSP3100Vx3, DSP33x2, SW1600, Samsung 65JS9500 TV, Sony X800, Wireworld Star*light video cabling, Isotek Vision, Isotek Elite/Prem mains cabling.
Office: Roon ROCK on NUC7i5, Allo USBridge + iFi PSU, Prime Amp/PSU, Fostex TH900.
On the Go: Surface Pro, Explorer2, Sennheiser Momentum M2
Smyth Realiser2 on pre-order :-)