With the availability of high resolution streaming from Tidal (tidalhifi.com) I am looking to get the best audio from my nMP. I have seen various numbers about the limitations of the internal DAC, from 24 bit / 96 KHz to 24 bit /192 KHz. But either way it won't handle DSD 64, 128, or 256 (1 bit/2.8224 mHz or higher). I have read the arguments about whether higher sample rates than 16/44 kHz can make a difference. I'm not interested in this discussion as I want to decide for myself. I do know that for me there is a huge difference between the Tidal HIFI streaming and a 320 Kbs streaming service such as Beats.
My computer speakers are a Paradigm Millenia One 2.1 system which will be driven by my nMP. They compare rather favorably with my main speakers which are Goldenear Triton Ones driven by an Oppo BDP-105D.
The Millendia One's are driven by a control box with optical and analog inputs. I have been told that digital optical only goes to 96 KHz and it will therefore not handle DSD sample rates. My solution has been to use the analog inputs using the Pure Music Audio software, but it downsamples to a multiple of the MAC maximum sample rate.
One recommendation to get around this limitation was to get an external USB DAC. The Teac UD-501 was mentioned, and the Oppo HA-1 has gotten good reviews (https://www.oppodigital.com/headphone-amplifier-ha-1/headphone-amplifier-HA-1-Review.aspx). My experiences with my Oppo Blu-Ray players has certainly biased me towards the Oppo. My BDP-105D decodes virtually everything that I stream to it, FLAC, m2ts, etc. from my computer with only one hiccup to date for a very obscure video compression codec. In comparison my old PS3 50% of the time wouldn't recognize the streamed files codec.
Any comments/suggestions would be appreciated.
My computer speakers are a Paradigm Millenia One 2.1 system which will be driven by my nMP. They compare rather favorably with my main speakers which are Goldenear Triton Ones driven by an Oppo BDP-105D.
The Millendia One's are driven by a control box with optical and analog inputs. I have been told that digital optical only goes to 96 KHz and it will therefore not handle DSD sample rates. My solution has been to use the analog inputs using the Pure Music Audio software, but it downsamples to a multiple of the MAC maximum sample rate.
One recommendation to get around this limitation was to get an external USB DAC. The Teac UD-501 was mentioned, and the Oppo HA-1 has gotten good reviews (https://www.oppodigital.com/headphone-amplifier-ha-1/headphone-amplifier-HA-1-Review.aspx). My experiences with my Oppo Blu-Ray players has certainly biased me towards the Oppo. My BDP-105D decodes virtually everything that I stream to it, FLAC, m2ts, etc. from my computer with only one hiccup to date for a very obscure video compression codec. In comparison my old PS3 50% of the time wouldn't recognize the streamed files codec.
Any comments/suggestions would be appreciated.