N10 can't play 256 DSD files
 

I purchased some 256 DSD files from Native and could not understand why I couldn't play them on my N10. I contacted the guys at Aurender to find out why and they sent me some test DSD 64 and 128 files that played fine. Then they sent me a copy of the N10 manual which shows that the N10 can only play up to 128. Boy did I feel stupid. Moral of the story, read the manual first.

Isn't that determined by external DAC? Don't understand why streamer/server restrict anything about that...

Good point! What’s a manual?

I suspect/hope the folks at Native will allow you to ‘downgrade’.

I found the 256 DSD files won't load onto the N10. Since I can't load the 256 files onto the N10 I can't get them to my DACs to see if they will play this file size. I haven't read the DAC manuals either.

No idea really but I suspect it is a function of the file size and the shear amount of processing required by the streamer.

Unfortunately, the N10 doesn't support DSD256 files.

N10 can't play 256 DSD files
 

Couldn’t you just place those files in a NAS and connect the NAS to the N10? The N10 would just be a bridge between the NAS and your DAC.

nicoff, I did load my 256 DSD files to my NAS as I do with all my downloads and rips. Not sure how to get the files to my Esoteric K-01x or Berkeley DAC to play it then. Native did send me the 128 DSD files and they load and play perfectly.

R u sure the K01x will decode DSD256(11.2)??? I don’t think so...

Craig.......The Esoteric K-01X USB input supports asynchronous transmission and rates up to 2.8/5.6 MHz DSD, or refered to as DSD64/DSD128. Quad sample rates up to 11.2 MHz, or four times the SACD rate are referred to as DSD256. The K-01X does not provide for decoding quad rate DSD sampling.